The Russian Armed Forces liberated Krasnoarmeysk and Volchansk. Putin's main statements

During his visit to one of the command posts of the Joint Group of Forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin heard reports from Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov, as well as commanders of the Central and Eastern Groups of Troops Valery Solodchuk and Andrei Ivanaev. The Head of State was informed about the situation of Russian military personnel in the area of the special military operation and reported on the liberation of the settlements of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Volchansk in the Kharkiv region. The main statements of Putin and the commanders-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces were collected by Izvestia.

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During his visit to the control center, the President received reports on the liberation of Volchansk and Krasnoarmeysk. As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted, Gerasimov told Putin about the results of the fighting in various areas of the SVR, and Solodchuk reported on the liquidation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) group surrounded in the area of the Krasnoarmeysko-Dimitrovskaya agglomeration, including the capture of the southern part of the city of Dimitrov under control and the situation in Krasnoarmeysk after his release.

The presidential spokesman added that Putin had also been informed about the start of an operation to liberate the city of Gulyai-Pole in the Zaporizhia region by units of the 5th Combined Arms Army.

As noted in the Russian law enforcement agencies, during the work on the liberation of Volchansk, the Russian Armed Forces defeated more than 23 thousand Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters, at least 8 thousand of whom were eliminated. In addition, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Andrei Belousov, congratulated the Russian military personnel who participated in the liberation of this settlement.

The Russian Defense Ministry also reported that the fighters of the Center group of forces unfurled the National Flag of the Russian Federation on the main square of Krasnoarmeysk as a sign of liberation.

In addition, the head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces reported to Putin that the assault units of the Zapad group had entered the Red Estuary of the DPR. He added that more than 30% of buildings in the village of Konstantinovka had come under the control of Russian military personnel. Gerasimov also noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot withdraw to the south along the left bank of the Oskol near Kupyansk.

The commander of the Eastern Group of Forces, in turn, said that the Russian military had completed the liberation of the city of Dobropillya in the DPR. He clarified that in just a year, his fighters managed to liberate more than 1,400 square kilometers of territories in the special operation zone.

And a rout broke out: the Russian army liberated Krasnoarmeysk and Volchansk

Vladimir Putin called the situation on the battlefield a "tragedy for the Ukrainian people" because of the "thieving junta"

Instructions of the President of the Russian Federation

During the visit, Putin instructed the North group of troops to create a security zone on the border with Ukraine. In addition, he set tasks to provide the soldiers of the special military operation with everything they need for the winter.

"The Supreme Commander—in-Chief thanked the commanders and personnel of the groups for their successful actions, and also set tasks to provide the troops with everything necessary for conducting military operations in the coming winter period," said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

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