Putin visited the command post of the United Group of Troops. The main thing

On December 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited one of the command posts of the United Group of Troops. Details can be found in the Izvestia article.

On the liberation of Dimitrov and Gulyai-Pole

Putin was informed about the liberation of Gulyai-Pole in the Zaporizhia region and Dimitrov in the DPR. He noted that Gulyai-Pole is the second largest city in the Zaporizhia region, so its liberation opens up good prospects for an offensive, and the liberation of Dimitrov is a serious step towards the complete liberation of the DPR.

As the Russian leader emphasized, the soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces showed ingenuity in freeing Dimitrov.

Valery Solodchuk, commander of the Center group of forces, said that urban neighborhoods are currently being cleared, civilians are being evacuated, and measures are being taken to stabilize the situation around Dimitrov and Krasnoarmeysk.

Offensive strengthening: Putin assessed the results of the year at the Board of the Ministry of Defense

In 2025, the Russian army liberated more than 300 settlements, and the potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decreased by a third.

In turn, the commander of the Vostok group of forces, Andrei Ivanaev, said that the city of Gulyai-Pole in the Zaporizhia region was captured in 20 days. According to him, the city is currently under the full control of the Russian military, searching for and destroying individual groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Vostok group of troops is destroying the enemy in accordance with the plan, Ivanayev said.

The advance of Russian troops in the zone of their

Putin said that the military has something to please the citizens of Russia about the results in their area. According to him, Russian troops are increasing pressure on the Armed Forces formations. The Russian Armed Forces are holding the initiative along the entire line of combat contact.

Also, the creation of a security strip along the border of the Russian Federation and Ukraine is proceeding at a good pace, Putin stressed. And the Russian military confidently holds the initiative along the entire line of combat contact.

Settlement of the conflict in Ukraine

Putin said that Russia is trying to end the war launched by the Kiev authorities. He recalled that Moscow called on Ukraine to grant the residents of Donbass the legitimate right to self-determination, but Kiev chose to start a war.

As the Russian leader noted, there are people in the West who advise Kiev to accept decent conditions for ending the conflict, but the Kiev regime is in no hurry to resolve the conflict by peaceful means. Also, based on the reports of the military, Putin concluded that Russia's interest in withdrawing Ukrainian military units from the territories they occupy so far is actually reduced to zero, for completely different reasons.

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