Assault teams of the 5th motorized rifle brigade and fighters of the Akhmat special forces are successfully advancing in Maryinka's direction, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"In Maryinka's tactical direction, assault teams of the 5th motorized rifle brigade and the Akhmat special forces detachment are conducting successful offensive operations," the ministry said in a statement.
According to Kadyrov, the Chechen units received an order to redeploy forces and that they were responsible for the territory of the DPR. He noted that the Akhmat special forces and the Sever-Akhmat regiment were deployed in Maryinka's direction.
"For several days now, the first stage has been going on - the command headquarters of the units is developing plans for the advance and liberation of settlements, receiving new intelligence," Kadyrov said.
He noted that Russia's State Duma deputy Adam Delimkhanov met with commanders whose area of responsibility is the "so-called Maryinka's direction". Kadyrov stated that Apty Alaudinov, commander of the Akhmat special forces, will command the deployed troops.
"Combat units are now being prepared for assault activities with the active support of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces," he said.
He specified that other Akhmat units of the Russian Defense Ministry and the National Guard, located on other sections of the contact line between Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, received the same orders to start the offensive. Kadyrov stressed that tactical training activities were also carried out there, including the distribution of tasks between commanders and fighters, the study of the terrain and the disposition of enemy forces.