downpunxx@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWagner Group captures headquarters of the Southern Military District and the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Rostov, the headquarters of Russia's base of operations for War in Ukrainelemmy.worldimagemessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1202arrow-down1imageWagner Group captures headquarters of the Southern Military District and the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Rostov, the headquarters of Russia's base of operations for War in Ukrainelemmy.worlddownpunxx@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square110fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoRostov is the admin centre of Rostov Oblast (state capital city). I would assume the main offices are in Moscow and these are the regional headquarters. So while it is big if they have taken them it is not as big as if they had done so in Moscow.
minus-squareBananaTrifleViolin@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThe city is apparently the base for the Russian southern military district command which is key to the war efforts in Ukraine - according to the Institute for the Study of War via the Guardian
Rostov is the admin centre of Rostov Oblast (state capital city). I would assume the main offices are in Moscow and these are the regional headquarters.
So while it is big if they have taken them it is not as big as if they had done so in Moscow.
The city is apparently the base for the Russian southern military district command which is key to the war efforts in Ukraine - according to the Institute for the Study of War via the Guardian