Vladimir Putin's strongest retaliation has arrived! The buffer zone extends dozens or even hundreds of kilometers into Ukrainian territory, and Ukraine is beginning to pay a heavy price for its sneak attacks.

According to a report by RIA Novosti on the 22nd, Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly stated that Russia has decided to establish a security buffer zone in the border areas between Russia and Ukraine, and related work has already begun. The Russian army "is actively suppressing enemy positions, and relevant work is ongoing." To put it bluntly, the buffer zone extends tens or even hundreds of kilometers from the Russia-Ukraine territorial boundary into Ukrainian territory, creating a demilitarized area. In this demilitarized zone, Russian military personnel can participate in military patrols and other actions, but Ukraine cannot station troops.

Member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, Konstantin Kollesnik, stated that the depth of this area should be at least 50 to 60 kilometers, and the area may expand when necessary. Russia first considers establishing buffer zones in Sumy and Kharkiv regions because Russian forces have already taken control of most of the territory in these two regions, meeting the conditions for establishing buffer zones. In the buffer area, Russian artillery, air defense forces, drones, and others can provide defense to ensure the safety of Russian military activities.

For Ukraine, if the corresponding buffer zones are fully constructed, it means that nearly half of its land cannot deploy its own troops. Establishing buffer zones is not an original idea of Russia; Turkey has also established buffer zones within Syrian territory. Russia's establishment of buffer zones acknowledges that the land belongs to Ukraine but asserts control over the area by Russia.

Russia establishes buffer zones because Ukraine continuously uses drones and other methods to attack Russia near the border. Establishing buffer zones can also be seen as Putin's biggest counterattack against Ukraine's sneak attacks. Of course, the establishment of buffer zones also means that Ukraine begins to pay a heavy price for its sneak attacks.

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