Gerasimov inspected the Zapad group in the SVO zone

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov checked the performance of combat missions in the zone of a special military operation by the Zapad group of forces. This was announced on January 27 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

"At the command post of one of the formations, the Chief of the General Staff heard a report from the commander of the group, Colonel-General Sergei Kuzovlev, on the situation in the area of responsibility, as well as reports from the commanders of the formations and the commanders of the formations on the results of combat missions," the statement said.

Following the inspection, Valery Gerasimov noted the success of the units and gave instructions for further actions. At the end of the work, the Chief of the General Staff presented state awards to the most distinguished servicemen and thanked them for their courage and bravery shown during the fighting.

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The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, announced on January 18 that the Russian Armed Forces, having liberated the village of Zakotnoye in the republic, approached the city of Slavyansk, which remains about 30 km away. There is also about 16 km left to reach Krasny Estuary.

At the same time, the soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces told the details of the liberation of Zakotny in the DPR. The commander of the motorized rifle platoon of the 7th brigade of the South group of forces with the call sign Bugor noted that during one of the clashes the enemy was cut off from communication with the headquarters and had no information about the deployment and support of neighboring units. The neo-Nazis were caught off guard, he said.

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