Gerasimov appreciated the fulfillment of combat missions by the "Southern" group of troops

As a result of the offensive, the Russian military liberated 12 settlements. This was announced on March 16 by Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, following an inspection of the progress of combat missions by the Yuzhnaya group of forces.

"The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, checked the progress of combat missions by formations and military units of the southern group of forces," the statement said.

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