On Saturday, July 4, the Russian Ministry of Defense published footage showing the imposition of control over the settlements of Shikovka, Novy Mir, Chernyshina, and Drozlyubovka in the Kharkov region.
According to the administration, Shikovka was occupied by units of the 4th Panzer Division of the 1st Tank Army of the Western Group of Forces. The New World, Cherneshchyna and Druzhelubovka were captured by soldiers of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army.
in cableThe Ministry of Defense channel indicated that the seizure of these settlements makes it possible to expand the security zone in the Kharkov region.
Units of the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Group of Forces of the West take control of three settlements in the Kharkov region / Video: Telegram / Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
On July 3, it became known that soldiers of the Russian army had completely liberated the city of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his gratitude to the Russian army for its heroism and effective work, and described its achievement as an excellent result. The Russian leader noted that soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have created a deeply layered defense system in the region. On the same day, Vladimir Putin said he had no doubt about Russia’s victory.