Meeting on the situation in the special military operation zone

The President heard reports from Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov Gerasimov ValeryChief of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defence , Commander of the South group of forces Sergei Medvedev, Commander of the 3^rd Army Igor Kuzmenkov, Commander of the 123^rd Motor Rifle Brigade Denis Pirogov, and Company Commander of the 6^th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade Naran Ochirgoryayev.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Comrades, good afternoon,

We will hold another meeting today to review the current situation in the special military operation zone.

During our previous meeting, the main focus was on the combat operations of formations and military units of the Centre and East groups of forces. The group commanders, Colonel General Valery Solodchuk and Colonel General Andrei Ivanayev, reported on the progress of eliminating enemy formations in the area of the Krasnoarmeysk-Dimitrov agglomeration, as well as the results of offensive operations by combined arms formations in the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions. Today, we will examine in greater detail the developments in the northern part of the Donetsk People's Republic, within the operational responsibility of the South group of forces.

At the beginning of our work, as per usual, I ask the Chief of the General Staff to report on the developments in the special military operation zone.

I would like to note that today each of us is working from his assigned location: the Chief of the General Staff, the group commander, and the army commander. We are joined by one more participant in our meeting - Denis Pirogov, commander of the 123^rd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade of the South group of forces. He will participate alongside me, working from here in the Kremlin, from the office of the President of Russia.

Let us proceed.

Please, Mr Gerasimov, you have the floor.

Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov: Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief,

Units of the Joint Force are conducting combat operations in accordance with the plan for the special military operation.

In the area of responsibility of the North group, main efforts are concentrated on increasing the depth of the security zone in the border areas of Ukraine's Sumy and Kharkov regions.

Over the past week, our units have expanded control over territories south and southwest of Yunakovka in the Sumy Region. The residential community of Liman south of the city of Volchansk in the Kharkov Region has been liberated, and combat operations are continuing for the community of Vilcha.

To be continued.