The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, inspected the forward command post of one of the formations of the Vostok group of troops in the South Donetsk direction while working in the zone of the special military operation. 

“At the command post, Sergei Shoigu heard a report by the commander of the group, Colonel-General Rustam Muradov and headquarters officers on the current situation and actions of the troops,” the ministry’s press service said.

The head of the Defense Ministry also paid special attention to the organization of comprehensive support for the troops of the group, including conditions for the safe deployment of personnel, as well as the work of medical and rear units.

In addition, the minister expressed gratitude to the servicemen for their dedication and heroism, and also presented state awards - the Order of Courage, the insignia "St. George's Cross" and the medal "For Courage".

“The awards are well-deserved.

You fight with dignity!

There are many more things ahead.

I really hope that you will continue to faithfully serve our country.

Good luck, success, and, of course, go home alive!”

Shoigu said.

Zaporozhye

In the city of Zaporozhye, which is under the control of Ukrainian troops, dissatisfaction with the Kyiv regime has increased.

This was stated by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia", a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region Vladimir Rogov.

“Zelensky and his entourage lost the battle for the souls and minds of the Cossacks.

A riot and dissatisfaction with the Ukrainian regime is brewing in the city.

The Cossacks negatively perceive everything that Zelensky does and says, and are waiting for a speedy release, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

According to him, more and more cases of disobedience to the authorities are recorded in the Ukrainian territorial defense units.

“Zaporozhye territorial defense is the most disobedient.

Even the question of disbanding it was raised, because there were more than a dozen clashes with Ukrainian militants, after which the Cossacks left their positions on the line of contact and went over to our side, ”added Rogov.

Earlier, he reported that Ukrainian troops deployed air defense systems in a residential area in Zaporozhye.

At the same time, there were cases of air defense missiles falling on residential apartment buildings.

Three people were killed in one such incident on 2 March.

Kremennaya

There are no gray areas left between the positions of Russian and Ukrainian forces near Kremennaya.

This was announced by Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR, retired Andrey Marochko.

“South of the village of Kreminnaya, between our positions and the positions of the enemy, there are no so-called gray zones left.

In some areas, the distance to the enemy is about 40 m,” he said in a conversation with TASS.

According to him, in connection with such a rapprochement, the Russian military can "conduct a dialogue with Ukrainian militants without means of communication."

Artyomovsk

Retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR Andrey Marochko also said that Ukrainian soldiers are building new fortified areas in the vicinity of Artyomovsk.

“In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Minkovka, detection tools revealed a number of trenches and firing points of the enemy.

Armored vehicles and artillery mounts are also in positions,” he explained.

Along with this, a local resident evacuated from Artyomovsk to Russian-controlled territories told RIA Novosti that dozens of bodies of Ukrainian soldiers lie in the city area.

Earlier, RT found out that Ukrainian troops were blowing up bridges in Artyomovsk in order to slow down the advance of the Russian Armed Forces inside city blocks along the central streets.

The day before, the commander of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that he had received an order to immediately leave the city.