He said this on the air of the Solovyov Live TV channel.

According to him, after leaving the village of Krasny Liman, the Russian military entrenched themselves on the outskirts of Kremennaya. 

“The enemy does not leave attempts to break through our defenses, but our heroes are coping with the tasks at the moment,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Marochko added that the Ukrainian troops, when trying to break through the defenses of the Russian troops, suffer colossal losses, but the Kyiv authorities do not care.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the allied forces were withdrawn from Krasny Liman to more advantageous lines due to the threat of encirclement.