MOSCOW, July 18. /TASS/. Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov has inspected the progress in combat operations by the Battlegroup West, the Defense Ministry has said.
Gerasimov noted that the Russian Armed Forces continue the liberation of Donbass and Novorossiya, advancing on all fronts.
TASS compiled the highlights of Gerasimov's statements.
In the Battlegroup West’s Area of Rresponsibility
The Battlegroup West is advancing on a broad front within its zone of responsibility. In the Kupyansk area, having repelled the enemy's unsuccessful attempts to break through to the western part of Kupyansk and push the Russian Armed Forces to the eastern bank of the Oskol River, the assault units of the group are advancing westward toward Shevchenkovo.
