The security forces reported a deterioration of the situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv direction.

On October 21, Russian law enforcement agencies reported a deterioration in the situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kharkiv direction, as well as the expansion of the zone of control of Russian troops.

"Recently, things have been getting worse and worse for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv area. So far [Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander] Syrsky is "rearranging the beds" in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, carrying out a corps reform, the Armed Forces (Armed Forces. The Russian Federation has significantly expanded the control zones in Volchansk and near the border in the Khatneye area," the source told TASS.

It is also noted that the situation is getting worse for the Ukrainian side in other areas.

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