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On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.

Ukraine Concealing Dire Situation of Ukrainian Troops in Kupyansk, Pokrovsk

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Combat work of the artillery crew of the 2S7M Malka self-propelled gun of the Tsentr Battlegroup of forces in the Krasnoarmeysk region - Sputnik International, 1920, 05.11.2025
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Kiev is hushing up the dire situation faced by Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk and Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) areas, rejecting Russia’s offer to allow media access to the encircled Ukrainian forces, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that Russia was ready to grant journalists access to the encirclement zone of Ukrainian troops.
"You know that the trip cannot take place at the moment, because indeed the Kiev regime has outright ruled this and rejected this offer. What are they hiding in Kiev? They are hiding the plight of their troops in the designated areas," Peskov told reporters in response to a question from Sputnik.
Peskov said Western journalist had showed significant interest in Putin’s proposal but said he was unaware of any Ukrainian journalists volunteering to visit the area.
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The development of new weapons is a critically important event for ensuring the defense and security of Russia, Dmitry Peskov stressed.
"This is very important, this is a critical event for ensuring the defense and security of our country," Peskov told reporters when asked about awards for the development of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon autonomous underwater vehicle.
Russia is systematically developing a weapons system designed to reliably guarantee its security and "become a reliable shield against ... hotheads who not only make some ill-considered statements, but are also potentially ready to take ill-considered actions," the official said.
Moscow is unclear about what types of nuclear weapons the United States plans to test, he added.
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