Gerasimov set tasks for the command of the "Center" group of troops

The chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valeriy Gerasimov, has set tasks for the command of the Center grouping of troops on further actions. This was reported in the Russian Defense Ministry on January 21.

Gerasimov visited the grouping of troops "Center", which performs combat tasks in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. He heard reports from the commander of the grouping of troops, commanders of formations and other officials.

"The Chief of the General Staff summarized interim results with the command of the troops grouping "Center" and set tasks for further actions," the department said in a statement.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces also presented state awards to the servicemen who most distinguished themselves during the liberation of settlements in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and expressed words of gratitude for their valor and courage.

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Earlier in the day, servicemen of motorized rifle, artillery and tank units of the Center group of troops liberated the village of Volkovo in the DNR.

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