Russia seizes 13 settlements in Ukraine's Sumy region

Russian forces currently control 99.7% of the territory of Luhansk Oblast and 79% of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said.

Report informs via Russian media that he said less than 60 sq. km remain for Russian troops to gain full control over the "LPR".

Gerasimov added that Russian forces also control the majority of two other Ukrainian regions - 74% of Zaporizhzhia Oblast and 76% of Kherson Oblast.

The Chief of the General Staff further stated that Russian troops control 210 sq. km of territory and 13 settlements in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.

He noted that in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russian forces have taken control of seven settlements.