Shoigu reported the seizure of 7 settlements of Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk regions by Russian troops
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on February 7, during a selector meeting of the department that the settlements of Soledar, Kingivka, Krasnopillya, Blessed and Mykolaivka of Donetsk region, as well as Podgirne and Pubkovo Zaporizhzhya region are under the control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. About it reports TASS. The head of the defense department also claims that in the Bakhmut and Coal, Russian troops "successfully develop fighting".
"Fighting in areas of Villagledar and Artemivska (Bakhmut) is currently developing," Shogu said. The minister also stated that the Russian army allegedly "grind" the Western model technique, which is provided by the Armed Forces as military assistance. "Russian troops continue to grind all the weapons supplied to Kiev and equipment - both on the routes of its delivery and in combat positions," Shogu said.
Meanwhile, in the official summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of February 7, the admiration of the enemy of the above settlements, except Sledar, is not confirmed. Because on January 25, the Armed Forces command officially confirmed the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Soledar. From the above points in the construction of the General Staff mention only the tick, which came under hostile fire.
"In the Bakhmut direction, the controversial, Berestovo, Bigorivka, Chervona Gora, Bakhmut, Klischivka, Kurdyumivka and Pazarivka were in the hostile fire," the Armed Forces press service reports. There is also no information about the settlements of the pubic and Podgirne Zaporizhzhya region, however, they may not have been specifically named, since the summary refers to 23 settlements fired at the enemy.
"In the Zaporizhzhya direction, districts of 23 settlements, in particular: Novopol, Olgiv, Gulyaypole, Magic, Mala Tokmachka, Steppe in Zaporozhye," - said in the General Staff message. There is also no information on the capture of settlements in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya regions from the operational command "South".
We will remind, the deputy head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar on February 4 stated that the military leadership of the Russian Federation set the task of surrounding Bakhmut and for its implementation the enemy involved great forces. In addition, the invaders launched powerful offensive actions in the estuary.