Moscow [Russia], December 12: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on Thursday announced the capture of the eastern Ukrainian town of Siversk, clearing the way for further advances. This means that other successful attacks in other directions in the eastern Donbass region are now possible, Putin said at the meeting broadcast on state television and partly via video link.
The Ukrainian side did not initially comment officially on the alleged fall of the town. The Russian military has said its next objective is to take the town of Sloviansk, which was home to more than 100,000 people before the start of the war in 2022. Putin praised the "dynamism" on the front line, appearing almost exuberant by his usually reserved standards and heaping praise on the troops like "magnificent, lads," and "I embrace you tightly." (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
