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| Putin: Russia is moving back the front near Kharkov to reduce the number of attacks on Belgorod |
| 2024-06-15 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Russia has to push back the front line in the Kharkov direction in order to reduce the number of terrorist attacks on Belgorod. President Vladimir Putin announced this on June 14at a meeting with participants of the “Time of Heroes” program in Solnechnogorsk near Moscow. “We are simply forced now to push back the front line in the direction of Kharkov in order to reduce terrorist attacks on Belgorod and other populated areas,” he said. The head of state emphasized that a depth of 10-17 km does not deprive the enemy of the opportunity to strike with longer-range weapons, but nevertheless gradually moves this threat away from large populated areas. Putin added that we need to act gradually and carefully, but if the enemy continues his actions, then Russia will think about what to do next to secure its territory. The President also drew attention to the fact that Russian soldiers are performing their task in the Kharkov direction with dignity. As Regnum reported, on May 28, Putin said that the Russian Armed Forces had moved to create a security zone in Ukraine. He emphasized that the events in the Kharkov direction were provoked by the actions of the West. During a visit to China on May 17, Putin explained the offensive in the Kharkov region with the creation of a sanitary zone with the border regions of Russia. The President stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have fired and continue to shell residential areas of the border territories, including Belgorod. The creation of such a zone will help avoid civilian deaths. Russian troops are advancing near Kharkov strictly according to plan and are achieving success; they have no task to take the city, Putin added. |
| Posted by:badanov |