Measures for “restoration of combat capabilities” are being carried out in the Russian units that have been performing combat tasks until now.
This is the official statement of a representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, quoted by TASS today.
“The servicemen have been given the opportunity to rest and receive letters and parcels from home,” TASS quoted his interlocutor from the Ministry of Defense as saying.
Three days ago, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin about the “complete liberation” of Luhansk region in Ukraine. Then Putin also ordered to give the military time to rest and improve their combat capabilities.
In the morning summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense, this time it is mainly about the Ukrainian army. Igor Konashenkov for the second time draws attention to the fighting spirit of Ukrainian units, announcing that they are deserting en masse. According to him, it is about the soldiers from the 80th Ukrainian Airborne Brigade, as well as from the national battalion “Kraken”
Konashenkov also reported on the losses as a result of the strikes of the Russian aviation in the direction of Soledar, which amounted to 2,500 people.
Also according to the Russian MoD, “the acute shortage of personnel of the first echelon forces Kyiv to send to the front line the national battalions, which perform the tasks of barrier troops”.
High-precision weapons were used to destroy accommodation facilities for foreign mercenaries in Mykolaiv Oblast and a VSU training center near Ochakov. The Ukrainian army has not confirmed any such strikes so far.
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