Gerasimov noted the successes of the Center troop grouping in the liberation of the DPR

Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported that Russia’s Center troop grouping has conducted active offensive operations in February, claiming control over 12 settlements in the special military operation zone, including Popovka and Sidorovka in Ukraine’s Sumy region and Chugunovka in Kharkov region. He characterized the fighting in the Center grouping’s area of responsibility as the most intense and asserted that Ukrainian forces have suffered significant losses, indicating a potential shift in the tactical situation along parts of the front.

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