Russia Claims Control Over 5,300 Square Kilometers and 220 Settlements in Ukraine
According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, …
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that its forces seized more than 670 square kilometers of land and 27 settlements in Ukraine during September. Since the start of the current year, Russian forces have gained control over more than 5,300 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory and over 220 settlements.
The ministry issued a statement indicating that Russian operations to establish a security buffer zone in the border regions of Sumy and Kharkiv in Ukraine are continuing. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, its forces have reduced the area of Ukrainian-controlled territories in the northeastern Kharkiv region by 152 square kilometers since September 5, capturing nine settlements. Moscow also reported that approximately 700 Ukrainian personnel were killed or wounded in these clashes.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that its forces are advancing along a broad front towards the city of Zaporizhzhia, bringing four settlements under their control since the beginning of September. The ministry added that clashes are ongoing in the central Orikhiv areas.
The Russian Ministry of Defense further stated that the most intense fighting is occurring on routes leading to the urban areas of Kramatorsk-Sloviansk, with Russian forces targeting Ukrainian defensive positions near Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, and Druzhkivka. According to the ministry, street fighting is also continuing in the center of Dobropillia.
Moscow has accused Kyiv of launching an extensive information campaign, supported by Western media and military experts, to portray the actions of Ukrainian forces on the battlefield as major successes.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also announced that its forces are conducting operations to capture Oskil, Krymki, and Studenok, and that clearing operations are continuing in the residential areas of Krasny Lyman and Sviatohirsk.
