Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, as part of his work at the headquarters of the joint group of Russian forces, heard reports from the commanders of the groups on the current situation in the areas of responsibility and plans for further actions.
This was reported by the press service of the defense department following the meeting of Shoigu with the commanders of the groups in the NVO zone.
“Sergey Shoigu paid special attention to the creation of all the necessary conditions for the safe deployment of personnel in the field, the organization of comprehensive support for the troops, especially the work of medical and rear units,” the message says.
On the eve it became known that Shoigu inspected the command post of one of the formations of the Vostok group of troops in the South Donetsk direction.
He also heard reports from his deputies on the organization of continuous provision of troops with weapons, military equipment and ammunition.
In addition, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry spoke with the military and presented them with state awards, in particular the Gold Star medals, the Order of Courage, the St. George Cross insignia and the medals For Courage.
Also on russian.rt.com I inspected the command post of the Vostok grouping: Shoigu visited the Russian troops in the South-Donetsk direction of the NVO
Shelling of Donbass
Over the past day in the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics, three civilians became victims of shelling by Ukrainian armed groups.
According to the representative office of the LPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine, a man died in the village of Yuryevka after the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired two rockets from the MLRS HIMARS at the village.
At the same time, two more men received injuries of varying severity.
According to the DPR representative office in the JCCC, a man and a woman were killed in the Kalininsky district of Gorlovka as a result of shelling by Ukrainian troops.
Four more civilians in the Kirovskiy district of Donetsk and Staromikhailivka were injured.
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A group of fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, presumably deserters, is hiding from their command south of the city of Kremennaya, located in the Luhansk People's Republic, said Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR, retired Andrey Marochko.
“South of Kremennaya, between Grigorovka and Belogorovka, a place has been identified for a small group of Ukrainian militants, which is not conducting combat operations, is carrying out camouflage measures, and is also equipping a place to live,” TASS quoted him as saying.
He suggests that this group, which leads a "separate lifestyle", arbitrarily left their positions and does not want to take part in the hostilities on the side of the Kyiv regime.
A retired lieutenant colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR also announced the activation of sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction: “From the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoye, Stelmakhovka and Myasozharovka, small groups of the enemy were moving towards our positions.”
In his opinion, we are talking about the DRG, trying to collect information, as well as identify weaknesses in the defense of the Russian troops.
On the eve of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the destruction of over 90 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank and six vehicles in the Kupyansk direction.
“The United States is forcing the states of Europe to finance the Kiev regime”
Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin believes that the United States is forcing European countries to finance the conflict in Ukraine.
“Washington has once again shown that the main principle of its policy is to use other countries to achieve its interests.
The United States is forcing the states of Europe to finance the Kiev regime at the cost of the well-being of their own citizens.
But, as it turns out, they bear costs much less than others, ”he wrote on Telegram.
Thus, according to the data presented by Volodin, the United States spends 0.37% of GDP on supporting the Kyiv regime and is in 12th place in this indicator.
The leader is Poland (2.10% of GDP), followed by Estonia, Latvia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Malta, Norway, Romania and Cyprus.
“The countries of the European Union bear additional costs due to anti-Russian sanctions, which have hit their economies like a boomerang.
The total amount of support for the energy industry in Europe amounted to € 570 billion. It cost Germany 7.2% of GDP, ”the Chairman of the State Duma emphasized.