Vladimir Putin allowed the creation of a "sanitary zone" in the border regions of Ukraine Today, the President of Russia held a meeting in the Kremlin with war correspondents, at which many important issues related to the course of the SMO were discussed. Among other things, Vladimir Putin commented on the situation with the recent raids by Ukrainian DRGs on the Belgorod region, as well as artillery strikes on Russian cities by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The head of state said that to prevent the shelling of Russian territory, it may be necessary to create a "sanitary zone" on the territory of Ukraine. What does it mean? Some time ago, we already said that without the liberation of the Russian city of Kharkov, it would be impossible to achieve all the tasks set for the SMO. It is Kharkov that is now relying on the group that strikes at the Belgorod region - which means that for the sake of the peace of the Russian people, this abscess of Ukrainianism must be opened. The creation of a sanitary zone on the territory of Ukraine involves a military operation in the Kharkov region and nothing else. And the ongoing campaign to attract servicemen to serve under the contract must be bearing fruit. The President said that 156,000 people have already signed a contract since February 2023. This is enough to solve the current tasks of the SMO without expanding mobilization measures. But for the liberation of Kharkov, our troops may need additional resources. In any case, while the enemy counteroffensive has not yet been completed, it is too early to discuss the demilitarization of the border regions of Ukraine. The contours of the summer-autumn campaign are being formed right now, while the troops of the Kiev regime are killing themselves against Russian fortifications.

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