Putin: The Luhansk region is completely under the control of the Russian army

The President of Russia announced the successful creation of a security zone near the borders and said: This issue is not negotiable at all.

According to Ambassador Arjan, quoted by "Tass" news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited one of the support command centers of the joint armed forces of this country last night, Friday, and had a meeting with military commanders. In this meeting, he received the reports of Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and commanders of various military groups.

In this meeting, the current situation in the military special operations area was reviewed and the results of the military units' combat missions, as well as upcoming missions in the fall and winter period, and issues related to support and meeting the needs of the armed forces were discussed.

In this meeting, the President of Russia expressed satisfaction with the fact that the People's Republic of Luhansk has been completely under the control of the armed forces of this country. According to Putin, since the beginning of 2026, the Russian military has taken control of about 6,500 square kilometers of land and 310 residential areas in this axis. Meanwhile, only slightly more than 10% of the territory of the Donetsk Republic and 16.5% of the Zaporizhia region are still under the control of Kyiv.

The liberation of Donetsk is one of the most important missions of the Russian army

In a meeting with the commanders of the country's armed forces, the Russian president emphasized that the liberation of the Donetsk People's Republic is one of the most important missions of the Russian army. He emphasized that the capture of the city of Dobropolia in the Donetsk region is an important event in the process of liberating the entire Donbas region and a clear success for the Russian armed forces.

Putin wanted to convey his message of gratitude to all the soldiers who directly participated in the liberation of this city. On October 16, the Russian army took control of the cities of Dobropolie and Alekseifo-Drozhkovka in the operational axis of Donetsk.

Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, announced that the country's military is currently conducting search operations to identify and destroy scattered Ukrainian forces hiding in the basements of buildings.

Vladimir Putin also pointed to the positive trend of the operations of various groups of the Russian Armed Forces and said that the advance continues across the front line, adding: "The speed of the advance of the Russian forces has increased significantly, and the results of the execution of combat missions also confirm this issue."

At the same time, he admitted that the implementation of combat missions is difficult, stressful and responsible, which is also accompanied by problems and losses of human forces, and said: "Of course, despite these problems, the speed of progress has increased, the encirclement of a group of more than two thousand Ukrainian soldiers is not an ordinary event, but a success for the Russian army."

Expressing satisfaction with the successful progress of the process of establishing a security zone on the borders of Russia

In this meeting, Vladimir Putin also announced that the army has been very successful in implementing the mission of creating a security zone in the territories adjacent to its borders. He explained: "After the Ukrainian troops entered the Kursk region, the mission of the Russian army was not limited to expelling the enemy forces from the territory of this country. A mission was set for the armed forces, which included not only expelling the enemy from the territory of our country, but also creating a security zone in the territories adjacent to the borders of Russia. "This mission is currently running successfully."

The creation of a security zone on the territory of Ukraine cannot be discussed in the peace talks

In his meeting with the commanders of the country's armed forces, the President of Russia announced that the issue of creating a security zone on the territory of Ukraine cannot be discussed during the peace talks. He said: "We do not intend to put this issue, that is, the creation of a security zone in Ukraine, on the agenda of possible peace negotiations with this country."

According to him, the ultimate goal is to ensure the complete security of all border regions of Russia in the future and remove threats from Ukraine.

The need to strengthen the protection of civilian and military facilities of Russia

In this meeting, Vladimir Putin also emphasized the need to increase the efficiency of protection systems for civilian and military facilities in Russia. He positively evaluated the performance of the commanders of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the successful advance of the troops, as well as the effectiveness of the Russian army's attacks on enemy facilities.

Referring to the performance of air defense units, the Russian president added: "Of course, there is still a lot to be done in this field. It is necessary to increase the efficiency of protecting civilian facilities and, of course, our military facilities."

At the same time, he reminded that the combat crews of the Russian air defense systems have a professional and good performance overall, but there are still areas to improve their activities and work should be done in this direction. He emphasized that it is necessary to increase the efficiency of the country's air defense in protecting civilian and military facilities.

Putin also pointed to the effectiveness of the attacks of the Russian army on the facilities of the military industrial complex and logistics centers on the territory of Ukraine and evaluated the results of these attacks as positive and successful.