Putin orders continuation of offensive on Zaporizhzhia amid peace talks
Photo: Vladimir Putin, Russian President (Getty Images)
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops to continue the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia region and to advance on Zaporizhzhia city, the Kremlin leader's statement was reported by Interfax.
During a meeting on the war in Ukraine, Putin claimed that Russian forces are supposedly fulfilling their assigned tasks in the Zaporizhzhia region. According to the Russian President, Ukrainian forces had been preparing to defend the region for many years.
Meanwhile, the commander of the Russian Dnepr group, Mikhail Teplynsky, fantasized that Russian soldiers were "15 km from the southern outskirts of Zaporizhzhia."
"Of course, in the near future it is necessary to continue the offensive together with the Vostok group to liberate Zaporizhzhia," the Kremlin leader responded.
In turn, the Chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, spoke of the alleged capture of the village of Lukyanivske and "street fighting" in the city of Orikhiv.
Ukrainian forces have not yet commented on this information, but judging by the DeepState map, this is another fake from the Russian military command.
Photo: Lukyanivske and Orikhiv on the map (screenshot)
Reports to Putin are sugar-coated
Previously, Western officials told the Financial Times that Russian generals often lie to President Vladimir Putin about the situation on the frontlines.
Against this backdrop, the Kremlin leader develops a belief that Russia could supposedly defeat Ukraine.
Even when his trusted aides explain that the war is becoming an unbearable burden for Moscow, it does not influence him.
Notably, only recently, Russian generals told Putin they had "control" over Kupiansk. Yet now Ukrainian forces control 90% of the city, and Russian soldiers are surrounded.
