Soldier Putin’s war: “Russia can take all of Donbass”

“The execution of the tasks of the Special Military Operation proceeds in line with the plan of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. Since the beginning of the year, Russian soldiers liberated 133 settlements and took control of over 3 thousand square km of our land in Donbass and New Russia”, says Putin, reeling off data. In the last few hours, says the Kremlin leader, the liberation of Konstantinovka stands out which “has strategic importance and is the key to the liberation of the entire Donetsk People’s Republic”.

In statements released by Moscow, Putin lashes out against Ukraine and in particular against President Volodymyr Zelensky, defined as “hypocrite”. “The pompous statements of the head of the Kiev regime about the non-existent military successes of the Ukrainian armed forces will benefit Russia,” says the Russian president. “We are advancing along the entire front line,” repeats Putin, stating that Moscow aims to create a security zone in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. And if Kiev continues to “hit civilian targets” in Russia, the Kremlin will order the expansion of the security zone “on historically Russian lands”. “It cannot be ruled out that Kiev will try to carry out incursions, I have ordered the armed forces to be ready to face them,” he says.