[Regnum] Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov inspected the Russian troop grouping “Center” and set tasks for its further actions. This was reported on March 21 by the Russian Defense Ministry.
"The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov inspected the progress of combat missions by the formations and military units of the combined arms army of the Center group of forces operating in the Red Army direction in the zone of the special military operation," the department reported.
It is specified that during the inspection, the Chief of the General Staff heard reports from the army commander, unit commanders and other officials on the performance of combat missions by Russian military personnel in the group’s area of responsibility.
“At the end of the work, the Chief of the General Staff summed up the interim results with the command of the Center group of forces and set tasks for further actions,” the statement said.
Gerasimov also presented state awards to the most distinguished military personnel during the liberation of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), thanking them for their courage and valor in carrying out combat missions.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier, on March 21, a crew of the TOS-2 Tosochka heavy flamethrower system of the Russian troop group Center destroyed a stronghold of Ukrainian formations in the Red Army direction with precise fire. It was noted that the strikes were carried out from a distance of 12 km.