ST. PETERSBURG, June 5. /TASS/. Russian troops continue to advance on a daily basis, with the Russian army having recently taken control of approximately 2,440 square kilometers within the special military operation zone, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during a meeting organized by TASS with the heads of leading international news agencies.

There have been no combat deployments of Oreshnik missiles, in the true sense of the word, in Ukraine, the president added.

TASS has compiled the president’s key statements on the Ukrainian conflict.

Russian Armed Forces’ control of territories

Russian troops are "advancing along the entire line of contact: there is no place where Russian troops have not advanced."