Russia attacked Kharkiv region to stop shelling, Putin says
Russia launched a ground assault into Ukraine's north east last week to stop cross-border shelling but has no current plans to capture Kharkiv city, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
"As for what is happening on the Kharkiv front, this is their fault, because they have shelled and continue to shell residential neighbourhoods in border areas," Putin told Russian reporters on a visit to China.
"And I said publicly that if this continues, we will be forced to create a security zone," he added.
Source: Agence France Presse
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