DONBASS FALLING? 'Advancing in All Directions': Gerasimov Claims New Russian Gains | Times Now World

Russia's Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said on July 19 that Russian forces were advancing "in all directions" across Donbass and Novorossiya, claiming gains near Krasny Liman, Slovyansk and Kramatorsk. Speaking during a meeting with military commanders, Gerasimov said Russian troops had repelled Ukrainian counterattacks, entered new settlements and were less than five kilometers from Kramatorsk. Moscow also reiterated its claim of having captured Konstantinovka earlier this month, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russian assertions and said fighting in the area remains ongoing.

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