According to him, military actions are being carried out in the region to the point of attrition.
“The answer to your question about whether the Donbass is lost is no, it is not lost yet,” Milli TASS quotes.
On July 3, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Vladimir Putin on the liberation of the Luhansk People's Republic.
It was also reported that fighters of the People's Militia of the DPR liquidated a Ukrainian artillery spotter who was pointing American M777 howitzers.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview with RT and RIA Novosti, noted that the geographical objectives of the special military operation in Ukraine have changed.
He added that as the West pumps more and more long-range weapons into Ukraine, such as HIMARS, the geographical objectives of the special operation will move even further from the current line.