General Staff

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The Генштаб (General Staff) of the Russian Armed Forces is depicted as a key military institution that regularly provides reports to President Vladimir Putin, particularly regarding operations in Ukraine. It is involved in strategic communications and coordination with other military leadership, including meetings with the Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov. The entity plays an active role in reporting on military actions such as strikes against Ukrainian targets and the liberation of regions like Kursk. Its activities are often not publicly disclosed but are central to Russian mili…

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LNR and Konstantinovka fully under control: Putin held meeting with military leaders — key points — Фонтанка
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces says Ukraine's capabilities to produce ballistic and cruise missiles have been reduced — Интерфакс
Gerasimov claims June saw destruction of 34 Ukrainian military factories — Интерфакс
Gerasimov: Units of the 'Center' Group Entered Dobropolsk and Annovsky in DNR — Коммерсантъ
Gerasimov reported to Putin on strikes against Ukraine's defense industry enterprises — Коммерсантъ
Gerasimov reports on failed attempts by Ukrainian forces to breach Kupiansk — Вести
Russian military strikes significantly reduced Ukraine's ability to produce weapons — Вести
Putin: Creation of a security zone in Ukraine is proceeding according to plan — Коммерсантъ
Putin claims 133 settlements captured in Donbas and New Russia since the start of the year — Коммерсантъ
Russia in June struck 34 defense enterprises, 10 airfields, and 5 energy objects on Ukraine — Вести
Putin visited one of the joint forces group auxiliary points on Friday — Интерфакс
Putin says Ukrainian forces are retreating with heavy losses under Russian pressure — Вести
Putin: SVO tasks are being carried out according to the General Staff's plan — Вести
Putin met with commanders for over an hour on the progress of the Special Military Operation — Вести
Russia will expand its security zone due to Ukrainian strikes — Вести
Russian forces have fully taken Konstantinovka in Donetsk People's Republic — Коммерсантъ
Gerasimov reported to Putin that Russian Armed Forces have fully taken control of Konstantinovka — Фонтанка
Russian Armed Forces have fully liberated Konstantinovka — Вести
Russian forces struck the elite security brigade of Ukraine's General Staff — Вести
Two high-ranking Ukrainian officers eliminated in the zone of SVO — Вести