On Monday, in the voice of Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin said that Russia would achieve the goals of its “special forces operation” in Ukraine, this was the Kremlin’s first response to Ukraine’s significant advances over the weekend in the Kharkiv region. , reports Reuters.

This is Moscow’s first reaction to the lightning counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region, given that neither President Putin, who is the supreme commander of the Russian Armed Forces, nor Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu publicly commented on it on Sunday. the defeat of the Russian troops in the conditions under which Kyiv claims to have regained more than 3,000 square kilometers of territory in just a few days.

Kremlin spokesman Dmytro Peskov refused to directly answer a journalist’s question about whether President Vladimir Putin trusts his military leadership, saying that the “special operation” will continue until the goals are achieved.

“The military operation continues,” Peskov said. “And this will continue until the goals set at the beginning are achieved.”

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Vladimir Putin is informed about the development of events at the front

Peskov added that Putin is in constant contact with military commands in Ukraine and is regularly informed about military events.

Peskov declined to answer questions about a possible mobilization to support a military campaign backed by nationalists frustrated by the actions of the Russian military in Ukraine.

So far, Putin has not resorted to mobilizing the Russian reserve, which includes about 2 million people who have completed military service over the past five years.

There are no prospects for peace talks

Peskov also stated that Russia does not see any prospects for peace negotiations with Ukraine, nor reasons for such negotiations.

During a teleconference with journalists, the Kremlin spokesman also stated that there are no discussions regarding the possible demilitarization of the Zaporizhia NPP, which is one of the key recommendations of the International Atomic Energy Agency following a visit to the NPP.

Russians left town after town

The rapid fall of the town of Izyum in Kharkiv Oblast was Russia’s biggest military defeat since its forces were forced to halt their offensive on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, in March.

As Russian troops left town after town in Ukraine on Saturday, President Vladimir Putin inaugurated Europe’s largest Ferris wheel in a Moscow park amid fireworks that lit up the sky above Red Square to celebrate the city’s founding in 1147, a news agency reported on Sunday. Reuters agency. by Rador.

Monday’s lightning counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops, which exceeded all expectations of experts, appears to have caused a catastrophic collapse of Russian forces in the Kharkiv region, which are either destroyed, taken prisoner in battle, or pressed back, leaving weapons and ammunition behind.

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