[HIGHLIGHTS] Medvedev: the liberation of Avdeevka was a difficult task, but the Armed Forces coped with it

Medvedev: the liberation of Avdeevka was a difficult task, but the Armed Forces coped with it. Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov, presented awards in the special military operation zone to military personnel who distinguished themselves during the liberation. The operation to liberate Avdeeska in the Donetsk People's Republic was a hard task, says Dmitry Medvedev.