Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu listened to a report on the current situation on the battlefield from the commander of the Center group of troops, Colonel General Andrei Mordvichev. This has been officially reported telegram channel the country’s military department.
On Saturday, February 24, Shoigu inspected the work of the Center group of troops in the special military operation (SVO) zone in Ukraine. The minister met with the commander and headquarters officers, who briefed him on the implementation of combat missions by Russian troops and the nature of the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
“Group Commander <…> The statement stated to Army General Sergei Shoigu that “despite the Kiev regime whining about the shortage of heavy artillery ammunition, the enemy’s artillery concentration has not decreased.”
Also Mordvichev said Head of the relevant department on the situation in the Avdeevka district of the city of Donetsk. According to him, the Russian Armed Forces have so far pushed Ukrainian troops back more than 10 km from their positions near the settlement.
Previously at the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation clarifiedHow many soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered after the capture of Avdiivka by Russian troops.