Russian general staff chief sets new targets in eastern Ukraine
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The chief of Russia’s general staff, Valery Gerasimov, thanked Russian forces on Tuesday for taking over the village of Urozhaine in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s defense ministry as saying.
Gerasimov, who visited the war zone, then set new targets for the troops in the area, it said, without providing any details.