Ukraine\u2019s military command apparently lies to the country\u2019s leader about the state of the front, Moscow has said<\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s Vladimir Zelensky is either \u201cdivorced from reality\u201d after being deceived by his military commanders or deliberately lies to his nation, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
\nThe rebuke came in response to claims made by Zelensky about the situation in Kupyansk, where he said Moscow\u2019s forces are being pushed back. The Russian military said the opposite was true.
\n\u201cThe head of the Kiev regime is fully divorced from reality and, after hearing untrue reports from [armed forces Commander-in-Chief Aleksandr] Syrsky has no command of the operative situation on the ground,\u201d the Russian statement said.
\n\u201dAlternatively, he realizes the desperate situation and the true position of the Ukrainian armed forces in Kupyansk. That is why he is trying to keep hiding the truth from the people of Ukraine and his Western sponsors at the cost of ignoble deaths of thousands of Ukrainian troops.\u201d
\nThe ministry suggested that Kiev could be stalling to secure and embezzle additional aid from the West. It added that the situation is only getting worse for Ukrainian soldiers, who are not given any options by their commanders to save their lives except surrendering to their Russian opponents.<\/p>\n
Zelensky previously claimed that the Russian military presence near Kupyansk was limited to a mere 60 troops and that the Ukrainian military had a roadmap for completing a \u201cswipe\u201d of the area, which he declined to disclose.<\/p>\n
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The Ukrainian government has denied Russian reports that its forces are encircled in two specific areas on the front, with over 10,000 soldiers reportedly trapped. Last week Kiev deployed elite commandos near Krasnoarmeysk (also known as Pokrovsk), who reportedly suffered heavy losses in their attempt to shore up positions.
\nRussian President Vladimir Putin reported the dire situation for the Ukrainians near Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk (also known as Pokrovsk) in late October, urging Kiev to agree to an honorary surrender of the blockaded troops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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