The senior official stated that the situation there is always tense, and the enemy has managed to get quite close. The Russian military forces dealt with it competently and managed to keep the area under control. Earlier, the Southern Battlegroup command of the Russian Armed Forces reported that they had managed to repel the Ukrainian nationalists’ offensive on Kresheevka. The air and artillery forces eliminated the remaining enemy troops.

Pushilin also stated that the Russian units advanced 300 meters along the forests in Ugledar, which is one of the most complex regions of the contact line.

Russia has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine since February 24, 2022.

President Vladimir Putin stated that it aims to fulfill a request from the self-proclaimed Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics to protect the population of the Donbas region.

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