Russian army liberates two settlements, continue fighting for four more — Gerasimov
Chief of Russia’s General Staff Valery Gerasimov announced that units of Battlegroup West have taken control of Borovaya and Kutkovka. He stated that offensive operations are continuing in several other settlements along a 350-kilometer frontline.
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“Units of Battlegroup Wes have liberated Borovaya and Kutkovka”
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Evidence is contradictory. TASS reports the liberation of two communities, but other search results indicate that forces are only reaching the 'outskirts' of Kutkovka or are 'engaged in street battles' there, meaning the liberation is not fully completed or confirmed across sources.
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— Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 190 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
https://tass.com/politics/2122983
https://tass.com/politics/2122983
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— We are talking about the offensive activity of the military group "West", which, having destroyed the enemy's strongholds in the forest area west of the urban settlement of Dvurechnaya, reached the ou…
https://en.topwar.ru/263347-vyhodom-na-okrainy-kutkovki-vs-r…
https://en.topwar.ru/263347-vyhodom-na-okrainy-kutkovki-vs-r…
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— He concluded by saying that Battlegroup West forces have liberated Kupyansk-Uzlovoi, are engaged in street battles in Kutkovka, and are advancing toward Kovalevka. Fighting and diplomacy. The developm…
https://thekenyatimes.com/latest-kenya-times-news/win-for-pu…
https://thekenyatimes.com/latest-kenya-times-news/win-for-pu…
“Units of the 1st Tank Army liberated the settlement of Borovaya”
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While multiple search results mention the 1st Tank Army's involvement, they describe the army as 'closing in' to less than two kilometers or 'continuing actions to cover' Borovaya, rather than confirming the settlement has been liberated. Only one source (implied by the claim's context) asserts liberation, while others describe an ongoing approach.
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— Kampfgeschwader 55 "Greif" (KG 55 or Battle Wing 55) was a Luftwaffe bomber unit during World War II. KG 55 was one of the longest serving and well-known in the Luftwaffe. The wing operated the Heinke…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfgeschwader_55
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfgeschwader_55
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— Minsk (Belarusian: Мінск, Russian: Минск, Belarusian and Russian: [mʲinsk] ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha rivers. As the capital…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsk
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— RT, formerly Russia Today (Russian: Россия Сегодня, romanized: Rossiya Segodnya), is a Russian state-controlled international news television network funded by the Russian government. It operates pay …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_(TV_network)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_(TV_network)
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“fighting continues in Velikaya Shapkovka”
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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant. The search results discuss combat engagements in Sloviansk and unrelated military operations in Iran, with no mention of Velikaya Shapkovka.
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— Six combat engagements are ongoing. In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations.
https://unn.ua/en/news/123-combat-engagements-took-place-at-…
https://unn.ua/en/news/123-combat-engagements-took-place-at-…
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— Trump described the operation as “massive and ongoing”. The US Department of Defense later said the mission was named “Operation Epic Fury”, in the first public statement from the US military since th…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/us-and-israel-attac…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/us-and-israel-attac…
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— "A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious g…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-full-statement-on-us-iran…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-full-statement-on-us-iran…
“Fighting is underway to liberate the settlements of Novy Mir, Druzhelyubovka, and Cherneshchina”
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Only one search result (The Boston Times) mentions Novy Mir as a focal point of the offensive. The other results for this claim discuss General Gerasimov's inspection of the Zapad group but do not mention the specific settlements of Druzhelyubovka or Cherneshchina.
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— Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov, inspected the troops of the Zapad group. According to him, Russian units are conducting active offensive operatio…
https://en.topwar.ru/282797-gerasimov-zajavil-ob-osvobozhden…
https://en.topwar.ru/282797-gerasimov-zajavil-ob-osvobozhden…
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— MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Chief of the Russian General Staff, Gen. of the Army Valery Gerasimov inspected the work of the Zapad group of troops and set further tasks for it, the Russian Defense Ministry told…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260516/chief-of-russian-general-s…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260516/chief-of-russian-general-s…
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— Novy Mir, a small but strategically located village, is now a focal point for both sides, its capture potentially altering the balance of power in the region. Earlier, the Ukrainian parliament named t…
https://bostontimes.org/2025/06/18/russian-military-units-cr…
https://bostontimes.org/2025/06/18/russian-military-units-cr…
“Russia’s Battlegroup West is conducting active offensive operations within its area of responsibility along a frontline of approximately 350 kilometers”
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The claim that the Zapad/West group is operating along a front of approximately 350 kilometers is explicitly confirmed by reports regarding Army General Valery Gerasimov's inspection of the troops.
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— On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian War that had begun in 2014 and marking the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Rus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Rus…
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— Relations between the NATO military alliance and the Russian Federation were established in 1991 within the framework of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council. Russia–NATO co-operation grew during th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–NATO_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–NATO_relations
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— The Visegrád Group (also known as the Visegrád Four or the V4) is a cultural and political alliance of four Central European countries: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. The alliance …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visegrád_Group
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visegrád_Group
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