MOSCOW – Russia’s highest-ranking military official announced Monday that his country’s forces have seized a dozen Ukrainian communities during the opening two weeks of March, according to reports from Russian government-controlled media outlets.
General Valery Gerasimov, who serves as the chief of Russia’s General Staff, made these claims while visiting troops in the southern theater of operations. The top commander stated that Russian military units are conducting offensive operations along every front line of what the Kremlin refers to as its special military operation in Ukraine.
The announcement comes as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues into its third year, with both sides claiming territorial gains and losses across multiple fronts.
