Russian Forces Take Serguiivka and Advance Towards Kramatorsk
Russian troops in Zheleznoye, Aug. 14. 2024. Photo: X/ @Zlatti_71
August 16, 2024 Hour: 8:28 am
On Thursday, Russian authorities established a coordination council on military security issues in border areas.
On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that its troops controlled the town of Sergievka and continued to advance toward Kramatorsk, one of the main Ukrainian strongholds in the eastern Donetsk region.
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“As a result of the actions of units of the Tsentr (Center) military group, the towns of Lishichne, Ivanivka, and Sergievka have been liberated,” the Russian military authorities said.
Previously, the Russian military command had reported the liberation of Lishichne and Ivanvika but not the seizure of control of Sergievka, a town from which Russian troops have Kramatorsk within gunshot range.
Meanwhile, Russian soldiers from the Sever (North) group are repelling invasion attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, where the Ukrainians have managed to control some 80 towns since they began an offensive on August 6.
On Thursday, the Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov established a coordination council on military security issues in border areas and held the first meeting of the council.
The council is responsible for handling the military security issues covering Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions, he said adding that it aims to improve the efficiency of comprehensive support for battlegroups protecting the state border, the territory and population of the regions.
The newly-established council will also focus on engineering work on the territory of regions and military-medical provision, namely, coordinating forces and capabilities for evacuating affected people.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE – Xinhua
