The Russian Defense Ministry announced an “operation to curtail” troops in the area of Balakliya and Izyum
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Ministry of Defense of Russia reportedthat in the area of Balakleya and Izyum, Kharkiv region, an operation was carried out for three days “to curtail and organize the transfer” of troops to the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The operation to curtail, as explained in the Ministry of Defense, took place as part of the decision to regroup troops in the areas of Balakleya and Izyum. The regrouping, in turn, was carried out “to build up efforts in the Donetsk direction,” the ministry said.
During the “curtailment operation”, a “series of diversion and demonstration activities were carried out with the designation of the real actions of the troops.” “In order to prevent damage to Russian troops, a powerful fire defeat was inflicted on the enemy using aviation, missile troops and artillery,” the report says. As a result of the strikes, more than 2,000 Ukrainian and foreign fighters, over 100 pieces of armored vehicles and artillery were destroyed.
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