Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Valery Gerasimov, today thanked the soldiers for the capture of the village of Urozhainoe in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, Reuters and TASS reported, quoted by BTA.
During a visit to the command post of the group of troops “East” in the area of hostilities, General Gerasimov has stated that new targets have been set for Russian troops in the area, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced, without however specifying what they were.
The highest-ranking Russian military officer has familiarized himself with samples of robotic complexes used in the offensive actions of the “Istok” troop group, the statement also says.