As Nkunda's troops advanced towards Bukavu on 1 June, FARDC elements abandoned the buffer zone and, on 2 June, the forces belonging to Nkunda and Mutebutsi took over Bukavu.
由于恩孔达的部队于6月1日向布卡武进军，刚果民主共和国武装部队人员放弃缓冲区，6月2日，恩孔达和穆特布西所属部队接管布卡武。