
Anatoly Matviychuk announced the liberation of the Donetsk People's Republic
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The Russian Armed Forces continue to conduct a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine.
The Russian Armed Forces (RF Armed Forces) are liberating the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), retired Colonel Anatoly Matviychuk said. This is how a military expert, in a conversation with Lenta.ru, explained the change in the front line in the special military operation (SVO) zone.
“We are actively attacking and, in fact, advancing. We are fulfilling the tasks [of the special operation] and liberating the Donetsk People’s Republic,” Matviychuk said.
Earlier it became known that the Russian Armed Forces took control of the settlements of Maryino, Lozovoye and Petropavlovka. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced a change in the front line in the Northern Military District zone.
As the defense department said, the village of Maryino is located in the Sumy region, and Lozovoye and Petropavlovka are in the Kharkov region.

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