MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Battlegroup Center has liberated Belitskoye in the DPR, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.

TASS has compiled the main information available at this point.

Defense Ministry Statement

- Belitskoye in the DPR has been liberated, the Defense Ministry said.

- Soldiers of the Battlegroup Center Force conducted the operation.

- The liberation was completed on July 22.

- The Russian military conducted active offensive operations with assault units of the Battlegroup Center Force and armored vehicles playing the key role.

Control of the town

- The town is currently under the control of Russian troops.

- The Russian Armed Forces are conducting measures to search for and eliminate Ukrainian soldiers still hiding in the basements.

Defense Ministry’s reports on previously liberated territories

- On July 22, the Defense Ministry reported the liberation of Blagodatnoye in the Zaporozhye Region by Russian Armed Forces.

- The line secured with the liberation of Blagodatnoye creates conditions for the advance of Russian troops along the border between the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions, the Defense Ministry said.

- On July 19, the liberation of Volnoye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region was reported.

- As the Defense Ministry noted, this enables units of the Battlegroup East to consolidate their position on a new line in the Dnepropetrovsk Region.