The main task of the #Russian army is the final liberation of Donbass and Novorossiya - #Putin Other statements of the president: There are still 10.5 km left to #Sumy for the Russian Armed Forces. The goal of #Russia in the Sumy region is to create a security zone. The grouping of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine, numbering about 5,000 people, in the Rubtsov area is practically blocked. It is pressed against the Oskol River (on the border of the #DPR and #Kharkiv region).