IN BRIEF: Putin's meeting on Konstantinovka liberation, special military operation course

Military operation in UkraineIN BRIEF: Putin's meeting on Konstantinovka liberation, special military operation course The Russian leader called the capture of this city the key to the liberation of the entire territory of the DPR© Alexander Kazakov/TASSMOSCOW, July 4. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on Friday at one of the auxiliary command posts of the United Group of Forces, where he was informed about the liberation of Konstantinovka and other successes of Russian troops during the special military operation. The Russian leader called the capture of this city the key to the liberation of the entire territory of the DPR. Putin instructed the army to determine the degree of involvement in incitement to hostilities of each of the allies of the Kiev regime, this analysis will be required to make responsible decisions. TASS has compiled the key facts about the meeting. Military report Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported to the president that in June, Russian troops liberated 29 settlements and 636 square kilometers of territory. The South battlegroup liberated Konstantinovka, which the chief of the general staff called "one of the main enemy defense sites within the borders of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Konstantinovka fortified area." In addition, the 3rd army units advancing towards Slavyansk and Kramatorsk took control of four more settlements in June. According to commander of the group Sergey Medvedev, since the capture of Seversk in December, the group has liberated 23 settlements and advanced 22 km. The advanced units of its 3rd army are located eight km off Slavyansk. Besides, the troops are advancing on Druzhkovka and are already fighting on the southern outskirts of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka. The North battlegroup attacked in several directions to expand the security zone in the regions bordering Russia in the Kharkov and Sumy Regions. The troops are successfully advancing in the direction of Sumy and in the area of the settlement of Bely Kolodez, Kharkov Region. According to the commander of the group Yevgeny Nikiforov, in June, the North took control of about 230 km of territory and liberated eight settlements, as a result of which Ukraine lost more than 5,500 people, including more than 2,600 killed. In total, more than 870 square km and 53 settlements were liberated this year. At the same time, since the beginning of the year, over 410 square kilometers and 24 settlements have come under the group's control in the Sumy Region. The Russian army are located 10 km off Sumy. The West battlegroup is advancing in the Kharkov Region and in the north of the DPR. In the Kupyansk area, it repelled Ukrainian attempts to regain lost positions in the city, as a result of which about 2,500 Ukrainian servicemen, including more than 550 Marines, and 772 units of weapons and equipment have been destroyed in this area since May 10. On the eastern bank of the Oskol River, the group continues to eliminate enemy formations in the area south of Borovaya. In addition, the troops of the West took control of the settlements of Sheikovka, Novy Mir, Cherneshchina and Druzhelyubovka and are completing the liberation of Krasny Liman, "an important administrative center and a major railway hub of key logistical and operational importance for the further development of the offensive in this direction." The Center battlegroup led the offensive north of Krasnoarmeysk and pushed the front line 8.5 km away from the outskirts of the city. In June, its units liberated Kutuzovka, Vasilyevka and Novy Donbass, entered Dobropolye and Annovka and are fighting in Belitsky, Shevchenko, Sergeyevka and Krasnoyarsky. The Center's troops continue to create a security zone in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, and military operations are underway to capture Novopavlovka. The East battlegroup is advancing on a wide front to the west in the eastern part of the Zaporozhye Region, where in June it took control of about 115 square kilometers of territory and liberated the settlements of Komsomolskoye, Novosyolovka, Lesnoye, Rovnoye and Kopani. In addition, it expanded the security zone in the southern part of the Dnepropetrovsk Region, where Bogodarovka and Novoskelevatoye came under control in June. Aleksandrovka was liberated on July 2. The Dnepr battlegroup repelled Ukrainian attempts to regain control of the lost territories in the area of Primorsky and Stepnogorsk, all attacks were repelled. In addition, its units are increasing the pace of the offensive on Zaporozhye and are already nine km from the southern outskirts of the city. They are inflicting fire damage on the Ukrainian positions in the city. Gerasimov also reported on the Russian strikes on the Ukrainian military facilities and the energy infrastructure supporting their work. So, in June, five strikes were carried out, as a result of which 55 objects on the territory of Ukraine were hit, including 34 military enterprises, involved in the production of Flamingo cruise missiles, long-and medium-range drones, as well as robotic complexes and electronic warfare systems. Putin's assessment "Recently, the liberation of the Lugansk People's Republic has been fully completed, and the destruction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions continues. The creation of a security zone in the border areas of the Kharkov, Sumy, and Dnepropetrovsk Regions of Ukraine is underway," Putin said. "The enemy units are trying to hold their positions, but under the onslaught of our troops is retreating with heavy losses, forced to retreat with heavy losses. Since the beginning of this year, Russian troops have liberated 133 settlements and taken control of more than 3,000 square kilometers of our land in Donbass and Novorossiya," the president noted. He also pointed to "the positive dynamics in the actions of our troops, the increasing pace of the offensive of formations and military units of the Russian Armed Forces along the entire front line." "In recent months, the security zone in our border territories with Ukraine has been significantly expanded. The troops of the East and Dnepr battlegroups are advancing at a high pace in the Zaporozhye Region, the liberation of the Donetsk People's Republic continues, and, as you reported, the troops of the South battlegroup and the Center battlegroup continue to move west, defeating the enemy," Putin added. Speaking about the liberation of Konstantinovka, the president noted that "this is only the first, but very important stage" in the destruction of the Ukrainian formations holding the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Konstantinovka fortified area, where "the enemy has built a deep layered system of fortifications, turning the cities of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka and Konstantinovka into a single defense hub. As I understand it, with the capture of Konstantinovka, we should no longer talk about the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Konstantinovka border, but simply about the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk border, meaning, of course, also a small, but fortified Druzhkovka. "The city, as we all know well, is a key transport and major industrial center of Donbass - 20,500 houses, but in a locality like Sumy, which is a regional center, a little over 30,000, that is, comparable values. The capture of Konstantinovka by the troops of the South battlegroup opens a direct road for further advance to Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, other fortified areas in the Donbass, and is, of course, the key to liberating the entire territory of the Donetsk People's Republic," he said. Speaking about the creation of a security zone, Putin called it "an important part of solving general tasks. Formations and military units of the North battlegroup are successfully coping with it and continue to push enemy formations away from the Russian borders," the Russian leader noted. The president also promised a response to the attacks of the Ukrainian army on Russian territories. "The more attacks the enemy tries to inflict on our civilian facilities - of course, first of all, we must do everything necessary to protect these facilities and protect civilians - the more attempts the enemy makes of this kind, the greater the security zone we will have to create in the adjacent territory. Moreover, this, as well as other territories that we are talking about today, is also historically Russian land," he said. "The commanders of the Russian armed forces groups must act rhythmically, rationally, consistently, overcome, of course, natural difficulties in these conditions, do everything necessary and possible to save the lives of our soldiers and ensure the unconditional fulfillment of tasks in a strict accordance with the plan of the special military operation developed by the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces," the Supreme Commander instructed. Gratitude to the military Speaking about the successes of the Russian army, Putin pointed out that the decisive role in them belongs to "our soldiers and officers who, during the fighting, show the best features of the Russian military, such as selfless devotion and love for the Motherland, military camaraderie and military brotherhood. "I ask you to convey my sincere gratitude to all personnel for the courage and heroism they show on a daily basis, and, of course, as I have already said, all the most distinguished must be presented with state awards," he addressed Gerasimov and the commanders of the groups. Imaginary peacemakers "I would like to note that both the Kiev regime itself and the so-called European imaginary peacekeepers, whose goal is not really peace, but the continuation of the war with Russia to the last Ukrainian, in their statements and practical actions confirm our assumptions about their true intentions," he said. 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