Putin announced the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in all directions in the area of its

The Russian armed forces in the special military operation zone are moving forward in all directions. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 17 at an expanded meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

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Earlier that day, the Russian army liberated the village of Gerasimovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The fighters of the Vostok group of forces in this region defeated a number of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the liberation of this settlement strengthens and expands the foothold of the Russian Armed Forces on the western bank of the Gaichur River. During the offensive in this area, the Russian Army took control of an area up to 2 km long.

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