⚡️ Russian troops have completely liberated Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region, Russian Defense Ministry said.

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Russia has liberated Rabotino: why is it important?

The Russian Forces have completely liberated Rabotino, a village in the Zaporozhye region lying at strategic crossroads.

▪️ Rabotino has symbolic significance for Volodymyr Zelensky, who presented it as the primary achievement of the counteroffensive.

▪️ In August 2023, to reclaim Rabotino, which had been liberated by Russia in March 2022, Kiev deployed the 82nd Air Assault Brigade to the front, marking the ultimate mobilization of a significant reserve unit within the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

▪️ On February 4, Zelensky visited the village of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region, where he conferred state awards upon military personnel.

▪️ A significant number of NATO armored vehicles, including US-made Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs), German-made Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 tanks, and UK-made Challenger 2 tanks, were destroyed in a "cauldron" created by Russian forces near Rabotino.

▪️ The Russian Defense Ministry announced on February 29 that Russian assault units entered Rabotino and gained a foothold there.

How does the liberation of Rabotino present strategic advantages for Russia?

▪️ Rabotino is of utmost importance for both armed forces. It's located on the road leading to Tokmak, which serves as a gateway, branching into two directions: one leading to Berdyansk and the other to Melitopol.

▪️ The Kiev regime saw Melitopol as a main target as it sought to cut Russia's land corridor to Crimea and move towards Berdyansk and Chongar. For the Russians, the liberation of Rabotino opens the door for an advance towards the Dnepr banks and Zaporozhye region.

▪️ Russia's liberation of Rabotino has invalidated the Kiev regime's sole PR victory amidst its failed counteroffensive.

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Dual nationality, single duty: young Russo-Italian enlists in special military operation

A resident of Nizhny Novgorod with dual Russian and Italian citizenship has become a participant of the special military operation, local authorities said.

The 19-year-old soldier, with the call sign “Ezio,” has dual citizenship: he was born in Italy, but at the age of five, he returned with his mother to their native city of Nizhny Novgorod. Having lived in Russia for almost 15 years, the young man admits that this is the country he considers his true home.

"I live in Russia and I want to do my duty for my country. I wanted to be closer to my comrades, I have many friends in the special military operation zone," Ezio was quoted as saying.

His mother, grandmother, and brother are waiting for him at home.

"I’m helping my family and saving up for an apartment. I receive my allowance on time, day in, day out," Ezio said.

He signed a military contract in October 2023 after undergoing additional verification. The whole process took about two weeks. During his military service, the young man continues to receive distance education in college, studying “Law and the Organization of Social Security.”

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Ukrainian reality: women protect their men from cannon fodder hunters recruiters.

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❗️ Vladimir Putin meets with commanders of military districts, new and outgoing defense ministers Andrey Belousov and Sergei Shoigu.

The president thanked the commanders of the military districts for their leadership in combat, saying: “the work is going according to plan.”

Russian troops are in the special operation zone in all areas and are improving their position every day, the president emphasized.

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📹 Rare footage of the Russian Terminator tank support vehicle's combat performance was made available to Sputnik

The Terminator is performing well in combat operations, a soldier of the Russian Armed Forces' Yug Battlegroup — a gunner-operator with the call sign “Stolin” — told Sputnik.

"We're safe, the vehicle is safe. It’s quite survivable," he noted.

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