Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation has stated that Russian claims that its troops have advanced deep into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast are not true.

Source : Andrii Kovalenko, Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation  

Quote : "As of the morning of 9 June, all information from the Russians, including the statements made by [Vladimir Putin’s press secretary Dmitry] Peskov, about their alleged offensive in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is NOT true."

Details : On Monday 9 June, the Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that their troops had "continued their advance" and increased the area of "liberated" territory in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Peskov later said that the so-called "offensive" by Russian troops in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was part of their plans to create a buffer zone.

Background :

• On the morning of 8 June, the Russian Defence Ministry announced that it had carried out an incursion into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, but Ukraine’s General Staff denied this claim.
• In May, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin informed his officials via video link that it had been decided to create a security buffer zone along the border with Ukraine.

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