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Russian Defense Ministry Reports Liberation of Lesovka in Donetsk People's Republic

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Defense Ministry reported the liberation of Lesovka (Lisivka) in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Defense Minister Andrey Belousov sent a congratulatory telegram to those who liberated the locality, which was published in the ministry's Telegram channel.
"Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov sent a telegram to the command and personnel of the 114th separate rifle brigade. The minister congratulated the servicemen on the liberation of the settlements of Ukrainsk and Lesovka of the Donetsk People's Republic from the enemy," the ministry said.
It said that for courage and heroism demonstrated in the performance of combat missions, the servicemen were awarded more than 2,000 decorations.
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