Russian troops have intensified offensive actions, entering the Sumy region to create a buffer zone. Gradual advances are also being recorded in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, and the enemy is trying to break through into the Dnipropetrovsk region. This was stated by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview with Bloomberg, as reported by UNN.
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Budanov noted that Russian troops have intensified offensive actions: last month they entered the Sumy region, trying to create a buffer zone. Gradual advances are also being recorded in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. In addition, the Russian army is trying to break through into the Dnipropetrovsk region.
"Realistically – no, Russia will not be able to fully capture the Donetsk region by the end of the year," Budanov said. According to him, the Russians' task is to announce their entry into the Dnipropetrovsk region and create another buffer zone up to 10 km deep.
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Viktor Tregubov, spokesman for the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Group of Troops, stated that battles with Russian occupiers are taking place in the Donetsk region, not in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Russia tried to spread disinformation about battles in the Dnipropetrovsk region.