Currently, offensive units of the Western Group of Forces are fighting for Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic and already control more than half of the city. This was announced on Monday, March 16, by Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov.
– The most active hostilities continue in the direction of Krasny Liman, where the group’s offensive units are fighting to liberate Krasny Liman. The military commander said during his inspection of the implementation of the combat missions of the “Southern” grouping that more than half of the city is under the control of the “Western” grouping.
Gerasimov added that troops are actively advancing on a wide front in the direction of Slavyansk, also reaching the southwestern outskirts of Konstantinovka and advancing deeper into urban areas. In addition, Russian units are completing the liberation of the settlements of Grishino and New Donbass and continue fighting for Beletskoye, reports said. TASS.
On the same day, Valery Gerasimov reported that over the past two weeks, Russian military personnel had occupied 12 settlements in Ukraine’s special military operations zone.
Earlier, Russian forces attacked a Ukrainian training ground in the Northern Military District, where foreign mercenaries were trained. Colombian mercenary Jose Luis Pochico Navarra, who is in captivity, said that a missile flew into the territory of the training center, killing some soldiers and wounding others. He explained that recruits from other countries and those who trained them were attacked.