# Putin vows continued strikes, says security zone is not up for talks

https://mins.news/en/item/103685

- TASS, 2026-10-16 20:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2203351

> Putin said Russia would keep striking Ukrainian defense enterprises and logistics centers, and that establishing a security zone along Russia’s border would not be discussed in potential peace talks with Ukraine. He said Russian forces were advancing along the frontline and thanked troops involved in capturing Dobropolye and Alexeyevo-Drushkovka in the DPR.

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