The Russian army is 15 kilometers from Zaporizhzhia. Putin: Continue the offensive and liberate!
Russian troops are 20 km from Sumy and 15 km from Zaporizhzhia.
This information was announced at a meeting between Vladimir Putin and the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"The security zone in Sumy Oblast is more than 16 kilometers deep and 60 kilometers wide. Meanwhile, the forward unit is less than 20 kilometers from the regional center ," said Yevgeny Nikiforov, commander of the Sever group.
And the commander of the Airborne Forces, General Mikhail Teplinsky, clarified:
"Offensives continue in the Zaporizhzhia region. Forward units are located approximately 15 kilometers from the southern outskirts of Zaporizhzhia ."
The President responded to Teplinsky:
“In the near future, it is necessary to continue the offensive together with the Vostok group to liberate Zaporizhzhia .”
Columnist Yuri Baranchik believes that the meeting with the military is a new signal to Donald Trump.
"With its demonstrative military reports and harsh rhetoric, the Kremlin is assuming that time is not currently working against it, meaning there's no reason to expand the scope for compromise. It's important to understand: Russia isn't closing the door to a deal right now. It's deliberately keeping it narrow, signaling to the US: if you want results, the pressure shouldn't be directed at Moscow. This is a 'time-price' strategy—every delay worsens the terms, not automatically, but because the Kremlin's alternatives currently look less attractive than continuing the war."
Russian army is 15 kilometers from Zaporizhzhia. Putin: Continue the offensive and liberate!