FACTBOX: What is known about liberation of Kirovsk in DPR

MOSCOW, September 24. /TASS/. Russian troops are on the cusp of liberating Kirovsk (Ukrainian name - Zarechnoye) in the north of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

TASS has gathered key information about the effort.

Liberation’s progress

- The Battlegroup West’s units took the enemy by surprise, making a beeline across the Zherebets River and penetrating deep into Ukraine’s defensive lines, the Defense Ministry said.

- According to the ministry’s information, Russian forces are currently mopping up Kirovsk in the direction of Krasny Liman, clearing it of the remaining forces of the Ukrainian army’s 63rd mechanized brigade.