The chief of the Russian General Staff visited the front in Ukraine, according to the Pentagon, which cannot confirm if he is injured

The chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, visited the battlefront in the region of donbasthe main objective of Moscow in its operations in the east of Ukrainesaid a Pentagon official on Monday, without confirming rumors that he was injured.

“What we can confirm is that we know he was in donbas for several days last week, he told reporters.

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“We do not believe he is still there and cannot confirm reports that he was injured.”the Defense Department official added.

An adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Minister, Anton Guerashchenkonoted on Sunday that many Russian officers had been hit in an “explosion” at Izium in eastern Ukraineand added that Valery Gerasimov was there then.

Another adviser to the Ministry of the Interior, Viktor Andrusiv, stated for his part on Ukrainian television that Gerasimov had not been injured.

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Apparently he left the place before the bombing.

It is believed that Gerasimov walks the front lines to better understand the conditions on the battlefield.

After being unable to take control of the capital KyivIn the north, Russian troops are trying to seize the separatist regions of Donetsk and Lugansk in the east but, according to the Pentagon official, they are making very little progress on the ground due to the resistance of the Ukrainian forces in that area. In that sense, he thus branded those efforts as “anemic.”

“We continue to see minimal at best progress by the Russians in Donbas. They have had some minor advances east of Izium and Popasna in Luhansk Oblast“, said.

The official said that the Russians managed to control towns but then eventually handed them over to Ukrainian fighters, leaving Moscow’s troops demoralized and without effective leadership and organization.

Meanwhile, The shipment and delivery of weapons by the United States and its Western allies to Ukraine, such as heavy artillery, radar systems and attack drones, continues at an accelerating pacesaid the official.

Over the past 24 hours, two dozen flights carrying US weapons have landed near Ukraine and another 11 shipments are scheduled for the next 24 hours, authorities announced.

On top of that, 23 flights carrying weapons and battlefield supplies from five other Western countries have landed at key drop-off locations.

Source: Elcomercio

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