“In the Krasnolimansky and Seversky directions, they are already digging several lines of defense, as they understand that our troops are gradually advancing,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier, RT military commander Igor Zhdanov visited the positions of Russian troops in the Donbass and told how the fighters of the Russian Armed Forces, under cover of artillery, were advancing towards Seversk (DNR).

Prior to this, the acting head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that Russian forces had made progress in the direction of Seversk, which is strategically important for the liberation of Krasny Liman.