Putin orders Ukraine offensive to continue after capture of Lugansk

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered troops to press ahead with Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine. (Sputnik/AFP)
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  • ‘Military units, including the East group and the West group, must carry out their tasks according to previously approved plans’

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to press ahead with Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine after troops took control of the entire Lugansk region.
“Military units, including the East group and the West group, must carry out their tasks according to previously approved plans,” Putin told Shoigu.

Topics: Russia-Ukraine Russia Ukraine Vladimir Putin