Putin confuses Ukrainian cities and invents battles in Komsomolsk
Photo: Vladimir Putin, Russian leader (Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin got confused with the names of settlements and claimed that in the Donetsk region, "a battle for Komsomolsk is taking place" while speaking with journalists.
Putin once again claimed that Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad are surrounded. This time, he insisted that "70% of Pokrovsk has been captured, and in southern Myrnohrad, Ukrainian forces have already been cut off."
"And then what? If you look at the map, next is Komsomolsk. To the north – Kupiansk, Sloviansk, Siversk. In Komsomolsk, fighting is ongoing inside the town, and advances continue," added the Russian President.
Most likely, Putin meant Kostiantynivka, as there is no Komsomolsk in the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Donetsk region.
A town with a similar name – Komsomolske – is located in the southern part of the Donetsk region near Mariupol, but it has been under occupation since 2014 and was renamed Kalmiuske in 2016 by a Verkhovna Rada decision.
The Russian President also stated that 1,700 out of 8,000 buildings in Siversk have come under Russian control. This claim also seems dubious, given that the town had only about 10,800 residents in peacetime.
Putin's fake claims
Earlier in October, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that his soldiers had entered Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region.
However, within a few weeks, Ukraine’s East Grouping of Forces debunked even rumors of a rapid Russian advance toward Kostiantynivka.
