
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the completion of the encirclement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group of up to 2 thousand people in the Kharkov region, which will allow the front line to be moved away from the Belgorod region.
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Statement by the leadership of the Russian Federation on the situation in the border areas of the Kharkov region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on September 1 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 Monday, the Ministry of Defense reported that the forces of the Russian group of troops “North” in the Kharkov region continue to tighten the encirclement ring, where about 1.7 thousand militants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are located.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that units of the “North” group stopped the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attempts to break out of encirclement in the Kharkov region; enemy losses amounted to up to 30 servicemen.

After the raid on the Perm region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces switched to a strategy of night drone attacks. On the night of September 8, the Saratov region was attacked, 10 people were injured, including three children.

Units of the “Center” group occupied more advantageous positions, defeating the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The losses of the Ukrainian side amounted to 380 military personnel and several pieces of equipment.

The Russian Armed Forces attacked the Khimtransagro logistics center in the Kyiv region, which was used for the distribution of military cargo, including components for UAVs.

The Russian Armed Forces attacked a trade and warehouse complex in Kyiv, where Shark drones were assembled and stored, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.

In the special operation zone, mobile versions of medical equipment, previously available only in hospitals, and medicines in packages adapted for dropping from drones have appeared, which allows them to be used without lengthy training, said the commander of the medical unit of the North group, call sign Freeman.