MOSCOW, January 1. /TASS/. MOSCOW, January 1. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin assesses the progress in the special military operation as satisfactory on the whole. He shared his vision of the current state of affairs while answering military serviceman's questions at the Vishnevsky hospital.

Putin stressed that the capabilities and abilities of the Russian armed forces were constantly growing and multiplying.

"In general, you know, we try to avoid using superlative adjectives. But it is satisfactory," Putin said.