25 Feb 2022 11:32

LPR forces advance up to 9 km in Stepove area - Russian Defense Ministry

MOSCOW. Feb 25 (Interfax) - Forces of the Luhansk People's Republic have advanced up to nine kilometers in the Stepove area, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday.

"The contingent of the Donetsk People's Republic operating in the Volnovakha sector has suppressed fierce resistance of the enemy and advanced another kilometer inside the defense lines of nationalist battalions. Meanwhile, forces of the Luhansk People's Republic have advanced up to nine kilometers in the Stepove area," Konashenkov said.

The special military operation is continuing, he said.

"DPR and LPR forces are on the counteroffensive against the Ukrainian army with fire support from the Russian Armed Forces," Konashenkov said.