The state propaganda state agency TASS reported the information.Putin instructed the Russian army to create a 'security zone' along the Ukrainian border in the area of responsibility of the North group. Russian media write that this allegedly refers to the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions.The Center for Countering Disinformation refuted Russian claims about the alleged occupation of VovchanskPropagandists reported that on November 30, the Russian dictator allegedly visited the command posts of the Russian army. There, he was reportedly informed "about the capture" of Vovchansk."Over the next few weeks, the Russians will make many attempts to pressure the front and accompany this with loud statements – all this is done exclusively for a Western audience and to raise the stakes in diplomacy. As of now, part of Vovchansk is under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and the enemy has not captured Kupiansk, although they lied about it," emphasized Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation.On December 1, soldiers with the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the 16th Army Corps eliminated a Russian group that was attempting to install their flag on one of the buildings in Vovchansk.