Reference sources quoted the Russian News Agency as reporting on October 26 that the Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin inspected a command post of the Joint Military Cluster on the 26th and listened to reports from the commanders of each military cluster on the situation on the front line of special military operations. According to the report of Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Gerasimov, Russian troops have surrounded the city of Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, controlled the Oskol River crossing, and blockaded Ukrainian troops. Reported that Putin pointed out that enemy forces will try to break through in the direction of Kupyansk and Red Army City (known as Pokrovsk in Ukraine), including through actions in neighboring areas. He said: "To this end, I came here to first listen to the opinions of the commanders of various military groups and understand how you plan for near-term combat operations under the current situation." Putin pointed out that the commanders of each military group must continue to carry out special military operations in accordance with the plan formulated by the General Staff Headquarters. In a meeting with the commanders of Russian military clusters participating in special military operations, he said: "In order to minimize unnecessary casualties, please take all necessary measures as in the past to ensure that Ukraine soldiers who are willing to surrender." Putin said that the Russian military has always been kind to defeated enemies and will uphold this principle in the future. The report also stated that Gerasimov said in his report that the "western" military cluster was about to liberate the town of Yanpol in the direction of "Donetsk People's Republic" of Kliman (called Liman in Ukraine). Gerasimov said: "The corps and troops of the 'Western' military cluster continue to advance successfully in the direction of Hongliman." "In the past two weeks, the 'northern' military cluster has advanced smoothly in southern Vorchansk. As of today, more than 70% of the city has been liberated." The report mentioned that Putin congratulated the officers and soldiers of the joint forces on their results in combat operations. He pointed out that the success of the Russian army in surrounding Kupyansk and the Red Army City-Dimitrov city group benefited from the heroic performance of Russian soldiers. (Video source: Reference news)