Gerasimov heard a report from the head of the "Southern" grouping of troops in the NWO zone

The head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces - First Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation, Army General Valeriy Gerasimov, has visited the command post of the Yuzhnaya troop grouping in the zone of the special military operation. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on February 22.

"At the command post, Army General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff, heard a report from Colonel General Alexander Sanchik, commander of the Yuzhnaya troop grouping, and commanders of associations on the current situation in the area of responsibility and the progress of combat missions," the report says.

At the end of the hearing, the Chief of the General Staff noted the successes of formations and military units of the grouping "South" in the fulfillment of assigned tasks and gave instructions for further actions.

Offensive initiative: major victories of the Russian army in the NWO zone over the year

Russian Armed Forces launched attacks and liberated strategically important towns in the DNR

Earlier in the day, the Defense Ministry reported that the RF Armed Forces liberated the settlement Novolubovka in the Lugansk People's Republic. It is specified that in addition, in addition, it was defeated manpower and equipment of brigades of the Armed forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Before that, the Russian military from the group of troops "Vostok" reported the liberation of the settlements of Novoselka and Novovochertovatoje in the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). According to one of the fighters, the operation took place under conditions of distraction: the group moved ahead, covering the paratroopers who were following them.