Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has ordered to enhance country’s military groupings Yug (South) and Center to prevent the Ukrainian military from delivering massive rocket attacks on the cities of Donbass and other regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, TASS reports.
According to the ministry, Shoigu paid an inspection visit earlier to the Yug and Center military groupings, which are involved in Russia’s special military operation in Donbass.
Shoigu listened to reports on Saturday delivered by commanders of the Yug (South) and Center military groupings taking part in the country’s special military operation in Ukraine, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
"Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergey Shoigu paid an inspection visit to Russia’s military groupings Yug and South, which are implementing tasks of the special military operation in Ukraine," the statement said.
According to the ministry, the reports on the current state of affairs in the special military operation were delivered by Army General Sergey Surovikin, in charge of the Yug military grouping, and Central Military District Commander Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, in charge of the Center military grouping.
The situation at the line of engagement in Donbass escalated on February 17. The Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) reported the most massive bombardments by the Ukrainian military in recent months, which damaged civilian infrastructure and caused civilian casualties.
