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| Russian troops have reached the outskirts of Nikolaevka in the DPR – Gerasimov |
| 2026-07-19 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] Russian troops have liberated Piskunovka and reached the outskirts of Nikolaevka in the DPR. This was announced by Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov,on July 18 during a visit to the command headquarters of the Russian military group "West." "The 3rd Army's units and formations, advancing in the direction of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, liberated Piskunovka and reached the outskirts of Nikolaevka," Gerasimov said, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defense's MAX messenger channel. The Chief of the General Staff added that the army's forward units are less than 5 kilometers from the eastern outskirts of Kramatorsk and are engaging Ukrainian Armed Forces units holding positions within the city limits. Meanwhile, units of the "West" force group are completing the operation to capture Krasny Liman. "Units of the 25th Army are completing the liberation of the city of Krasny Liman, which is crucial for further operations in this direction. The enemy's organized defense in the city has been broken, and isolated pockets of resistance are being eliminated," Gerasimov noted. The Army General also reported that Russian troops had liberated the village of Lenina (Mirnoye) in the Donetsk People's Republic. Gerasimov added that units of the Russian Armed Forces' Center Group of Forces, after taking control of the village, continued their offensive in the Dobropolye direction. Troops are advancing north of Krasnoarmeysk and are fighting in the city of Dobropolye and the village of Annovka. Furthermore, the liberation of Shevchenko, Krasnoyarskoye, and Svetloye is nearing completion. Gerasimov also reported that after the liberation of Konstantinovka, advance units of the Southern Group of Forces entered the village of Alekseevo-Druzhkovka in the DPR. Fighting for the town is ongoing. |
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