The Russian Armed Forces are advancing towards the Ukrainian city of Sumy. This was stated on the air of the Rossiya-1 TV channel by the deputy commander of the Akhmat special forces with the call sign Scout.
So he answered the question of whether it is planned to "go to Sumy and for how long the task is to create a buffer zone."
"I can't voice this task, to what extent. But I will tell you that we are already moving towards Sum," said the intelligence officer, quoted by RIA Novosti.
According to the military, there are still small pockets of resistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sudzha and its environs, many of the Ukrainian military have been abandoned by the command and are hiding in basements.
As reported by EADaily, we need to think about creating a security zone along the state border with Ukraine in the future, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting at one of the control points of the Kursk grouping. This was reported on the Kremlin's website.