The military is completing the liberation of Krasny Liman as the offensive towards Slavyansk and Kramatorsk continues, Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov has said
Published 18 Jul, 2026 15:51
| Updated 18 Jul, 2026 16:33
A Russian serviceman takes shells for a 82-mm mortar during combat training amid Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russia. © Sputnik
Russian forces are on track to liberate the key Donbass stronghold of Krasny Liman, located around 17 km northeast of the regional center of Slavyansk, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov has announced, adding that Ukraine’s organized defenses in the area have been completely shattered.
The chief of staff made the remarks on Saturday as he inspected a command post of the Russian ‘West’ group of forces. Russian troops are currently sweeping through the town, conducting search-and-destroy operations against the remaining Ukrainian holdouts, Gerasimov stated.
“Units of the 25th Army are completing the liberation of the city of Krasny Liman, which is crucial for further operations on this axis. The enemy’s organized defense in the town has been broken, and isolated pockets of resistance are being eliminated,” he said.
Located in the north of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Krasny Liman has seen intensive combat in recent weeks, with Russian forces advancing onto the town from the east. It was first liberated from Ukrainian forces in May 2022, but was recaptured later that year.
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