Belousov congratulated the Russian military on the liberation of Malaya Tokmachka

On November 17, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov addressed the personnel of the 42nd Guards Yevpatoria Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division, congratulating the servicemen on the liberation of the village of Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region.

"You have taken a serious step towards victory and achieving the goals of the special military operation. There is no doubt that new successes will follow," he was quoted as saying on the Telegram channel of the Russian Defense Ministry.

According to him, the division's units demonstrated high level of training and coordination, which made it possible to successfully complete the assigned tasks and continue advancing in the Orekhovsky direction.

Autumn leaflets: how a unit of Ukrainian Marines surrendered

The enemy was surrounded for two weeks without food at Dimitrov's and laid down his arms after seeing the Russian instructions for surrender.

Earlier, on October 16, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian military groups of troops "Vostok" had liberated the settlements of Malaya Tokmachka and Rovnopolye in the Zaporizhia region.

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