Russian president-dictator Vladimir Putin once again set a new deadline for the capture of Donbas, as well as the formation of a certain security zone.

He gave such an order to Valery Gerasimov, the new commander of the group of Russian troops in Ukraine. 

Andrii Yusov, a representative of the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR MOU), said this on the air of the FREEDOM TV channel.

"All the same, we can talk

about the priority direction for the Rashists - it is the Donbas.

And the next terms that he already defines for Gerasimov, let's say, as the new leader of the war against Ukraine, is the goal of capturing the Donbas and forming a certain security zone,

well, already until March.

A year, as they "take Kyiv in 3 days". Well, in general, however, new goals and new tasks. Nothing will work out this time either," Yusov is convinced. 

The GUR emphasized that global goals - the destruction of Ukrainians as a separate people and nation, and the destruction of Ukraine as an independent state - Putin has not changed.  

Military situation in Donetsk region

Today, the Bakhmut direction is the hottest on the front.

Fierce battles are fought for Soledar and Bakhmut.

However, the defense forces of Ukraine continue to maintain defense in Soledar and on the approaches to the city. 

It should be noted that the Russian invaders have already stamped and started handing out medals to their soldiers "for the capture of Soledar", despite the fact that fighting is still going on for the Ukrainian city.

We will remind, according to military expert Oleh Zhdanov,  it is important for

Prigozhin to capture the Donetsk region

 because of his own interests.

The oligarch 

allegedly wants to control the salt and gypsum mines

 near Bakhmut in Donetsk region.

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