120 km to the front line: Putin arrived in the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Rostov-on-Don (video)

The Russian command of 10 topofers was met by the Kremlin head in the headquarters building, which in June was under the control of the mercenaries of PEC "Wagner" of Russian President Vladimir Putin gathered a meeting on the course of the war in Ukraine. To do this, he personally arrived in Rostov-on-Don, where the command of the command is located, and met with the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov.

This was written by the agency "RIA Novosti". It is stated that, in addition to Gerasimov, commander of different directions of war in Ukraine and other officers were present at the meeting. The details of the meeting were not told. It is only known that Putin listened to the reports on the front. The Russian Presidential Service provided a video with the Kremlin's arrival personnel to Rostov-on-Don. You can see Putin leaves the car and welcomes Gerasimov.

Then they go down the corridors of the headquarters and hold a meeting with a total of about 10 officers. In the last footage of the recording it is noticeable how a man with a suitcase goes behind Putin. The distance from Rostov-on-Don to the battle line in Donetsk region is about 120 km. It should be noted that last time Putin was approaching the front line in March 2023.

Then the President of the Russian Federation allegedly visited Mariupol (70 km from the battle line) and even talked with the locals. Subsequently, they assumed that the double operated instead. According to the report of the Armed Forces General Staff of August 19, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions almost on all the front of the front. In particular, the following areas are listed: Kupyansky, Lymansky, Bakhmut, Avdiivsky, Mariinsky.

Meanwhile, in the south, Ukrainian troops continue to move forward, concisely reports in the evening report on August 18. It is worth noting that the US agency CBS News, citing an anonymous source from the US government, reported that the Armed Forces had broken the resistance of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the direction of Tokmak - there is no official confirmation of the situation.

It is stated that the Ukrainian military managed to overcome the minefield north of the city and they entered the battle with Russian units on the first line of defense. On the network you can find a map of Russian fortifications in the south and east of Ukraine. The map shows that Tokmak, where about 100,000 people lived before the war, is completely surrounded by these fortifications.

We remind that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the front line in the east and south during the week. The video, published by the head of the state, shows how he communicates with commanders in armor and headquarters located near the battles in the Bakhmut-Soledar and Melitopol-Berdyansk shades of the front. On August 14, a representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar announced the liberation of the village of Urozhayna in the south.