On June 9, local time, Russian presidential press secretary Peskov told the media that one of the purposes of the recent Russian military offensive in the Dnepropetrovsk region was to establish a counter buffer zone. On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense released news that the Russian army has expanded the area of control in the Dnepropetrovsk region and continues to advance deeper into enemy defense. Meanwhile, Andrey Kovalenko, director of the Anti-Disinformation Center of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, said on the 9th that reports from the Russian side that it launched a military attack in Dnepropetrovsk region were simply false information. Kovalenko pointed out: “As of the morning of June 9, all Russian statements regarding the so-called 'Dnepropetrovsk offensive', including statements relating to Kremlin spokesman Peskov, were completely inconsistent with the facts.”

On June 9, local time, Russian presidential press secretary Peskov told the media that one of the purposes of the recent Russian military offensive in the Dnepropetrovsk region was to establish a counter buffer zone. On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense released news that the Russian army has expanded the area of control in the Dnepropetrovsk region and continues to advance deeper into enemy defense. Meanwhile, Andrey Kovalenko, director of the Anti-Disinformation Center of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, said on the 9th that reports from the Russian side that it launched a military attack in Dnepropetrovsk region were simply false information. Kovalenko pointed out: “As of the morning of June 9, all Russian statements regarding the so-called 'Dnepropetrovsk offensive', including statements relating to Kremlin spokesman Peskov, were completely inconsistent with the facts.”