Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed June 28 that Ukrainian forces were “nearly encircled” near the “Stary Oskol River,” though Stary Oskol is a city in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, more than 100 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
Putin cites nonexistent Stary Oskol River in Ukraine encirclement claim
Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed June 28 that Ukrainian forces were “nearly encircled” near the “Stary Oskol River,” though Stary Oskol is a city in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, more than 100 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.