The Russian Minister of Defense ordered to intensify the military operation in Ukraine: The goal is clear – Novy Chas

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Saturday ordered Russian forces to intensify military operations in Ukraine to prevent Ukrainian attacks on Russian-controlled areas. TASR took over the report from the agencies DPA and Reuters. The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its statement that Shoigu gave the necessary orders to expand the activities of combat groups in all directions of the special military operation in Ukraine. The aim is to prevent the regime in Kyiv from continuing artillery and rocket attacks on infrastructure and civilians in Donbass and other areas. On Saturday, Shoigu inspected the forces participating in the operation in Ukraine, during which he awarded several decorations. Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine on February 24. After initial failures in the north of the country, Russian forces later managed to use artillery attacks to gain territory in the Donbas in the east of Ukraine, where they occupied the Luhansk region, writes DPA. However, Russia’s advance has stalled in recent weeks after the Ukrainian side deployed HIMARS salvo rocket launchers. Missile attacks by Ukrainian forces have destroyed several logistics centers of the Russian army in recent weeks, including weapons and ammunition warehouses on Ukrainian territory, writes DPA.