The Russian military should step up its actions in all areas of the special operation to protect Donbass in order to exclude the possibility of Ukrainian troops striking at civilians. Such an order on Saturday, July 16, was given by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. This is reported by the press service of the defense Department.
He also inspected the Russian groups "South" and "Center", which carry out the tasks of the special operation, and heard reports from Army General Sergei Surovikin, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin and other military leaders on the current situation and the actions of the enemy.
"The head of the Russian military department gave the necessary instructions to further increase the actions of the groups in all operational areas in order to exclude the possibility of the Kiev regime to inflict massive missile and artillery strikes on civilian infrastructure and residents of settlements in Donbass and other regions," the report says.
In addition, pursuant to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Shoigu presented the medals "Gold Star of the Hero of the Russian Federation" to Colonel-General Alexander Lapin and Major-General Esedulla Abachev for their courage and heroism.
This is the second such inspection by the Minister of Defense. For the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry announced Shoigu's visit to the troops taking part in the special operation on June 26.
Then Shoigu paid special attention to the organization of comprehensive support for combat operations, as well as the creation of all necessary living conditions for Russian servicemen in temporary deployment points.
On February 24, Russia announced the start of a special operation to protect Donbass. The operation began against the background of the situation in Donbass that escalated in mid-February. The authorities of the DPR and LPR reported increased shelling by Ukrainian troops, announced the evacuation of civilians to the Russian Federation and asked for recognition of independence. On February 21, Putin signed a corresponding decree.
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