The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the developing conditions for an attack in the DPR
Control of the settlements of Novotroitskoya and Petrovskoye created conditions for further Russian military advances into the DPR, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "The liberation of Novotroitskoya and Petrovskoya allowed the units of the Central Group of Forces to improve their tactical situation and create conditions for further progress into the depth of the enemy's defenses in this direction," the ministry said in a statement.