[image is from bbc march25 2022]
Efforts can now be focused on the “liberation of the Donbass,” a senior defense official said
Russia’s armed forces have completed the “first stage” of their mission in Ukraine, according to a top military commander, who claimed Kiev’s combat potential has been severely diminished following one month of fighting.
Speaking during a Friday press briefing, Colonel General Sergey Rudskoy stated that Moscow had reached its objectives for the first leg of its military operation in Ukraine, adding that this would allow it to give its full attention to the Donbass region.
“In general, the main tasks of the first stage of the operation have been completed,” said Rudskoy, who serves as chief of the Russian...
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