Russian suddenly announced a ceasefire for several hours in Red Army City and Kupiansk
According to a report by RIA Novosti, the Russian Ministry of Defense suddenly stated at a press conference that they had received an order from Putin to prepare a 5-6 hour ceasefire in the frontline area, and provide a safe corridor for journalists from Ukraine and other countries to enter Red Army City, Myrnohrad, and Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region.
It is currently unclear whether the ceasefire area mentioned by the Russian side is limited to the Red Army City and Kupiansk areas or is a full-scale ceasefire. However, one thing is strange: usually, when a ceasefire is declared in hotspots on the front lines, the main purpose of creating a safe corridor is to allow civilians inside the city to evacuate. But this time, it's journalists who are being allowed into the frontline area, which is quite puzzling.
The Russian side mentioned the following statement at the press conference: This step will allow foreign journalists, including Ukrainian ones, to directly assess the local situation. This seems more like part of a public relations war. According to the Russian side, they have surrounded Red Army City and Kupiansk. However, although the Ukrainian side acknowledges the difficult situation on the front line, it refutes the Russian claim of "surrounding" the city. The Institute for the Study of War also said that, according to maps, although the Russian forces have made progress, they have not surrounded Red Army City and Myrnohrad. Moreover, the Russian forces have not even controlled any major strongholds in the surrounding areas. In fact, some Ukrainian media have claimed that General Gerasimov lied about the military situation to Putin.
If that is the case, then let the journalists go into Red Army City and see for themselves how the situation there really is!
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