Putin announced the encirclement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the Kharkov region
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Vladimir Putin announced the completion of the encirclement of a Ukrainian Armed Forces group of up to 2 thousand people in the Kharkov region to protect the Belgorod region.
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Why It Matters
Statement by the leadership of the Russian Federation on the situation in the border areas and the course of hostilities.
On September 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the encirclement of an enemy group of up to 2 thousand people had been completed in the northeastern part of the Kharkov region.
As Putin stated, the liquidation of the cauldron will make it possible to move the line of combat contact away from the border areas of the Belgorod region by at least 20 kilometers.
On September 7, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that about 1.7 thousand military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were surrounded.
Open Questions
- What is the current status of the surrounded group?
- What further actions are the parties taking?
