❗️Remarks by Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federatio...

❗️Remarks by Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation at the command post of the Yuzhnaya Group's combined arms formation. The special military operation is in progress. 🚩 In March and April, the Russian troops liberated 34 settlements and about 700 square kilometres of the territory. 📊 In total, since the beginning of this year, 80 settlements and more than 1,700 square kilometres of territory have come under our control. Liberation of the Lugansk People's Republic has been fully completed. ▫️ At present, the Joint Group of Forces is in offensive in all directions. 🚩 The Yuzhnaya Group of Forces is carrying out offensive actions near Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Konstantinovka fortified area. In March, the Russian troops took six settlements under control in this direction, and in April, Dibrova was liberated. ▫️ On the Group's northern flank, the formations and units of the 3rd Army are actively advancing to the west on a wide front in the direction of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. The forward units are located at a distance of about 12 and seven kilometres from the eastern outskirts of these cities, respectively. Military operations on urban terrain are underway in Krivaya Luka. ▫️ In Konstantinovka, assault detachments of the Yuzhnaya Group of Forces deliver strikes at the enemy's formations and move deep into residential area in the north-eastern and south-western parts of the city. In addition, fighting takes place in the suburbs of Konstantinovka: in the settlements of Novodmitrovka and Ilyinovka. ⏩ In other directions: 🚩 The Sever Group of Forces, while simultaneously advancing in several directions, continues to create a security belt on the territory of Sumy and Kharkov regions of Ukraine. In March, 15 settlements were taken under our control, and in April, Volchanskiye Khutora and Zybino were liberated. ▫️ The Zapad Group of Forces presses the offensive on a wide front in its area of responsibility. In March, eight settleme