ZELENOGORSK PRAVDA
The Voice of the People Since 1956
By Svetlana Golikova
Dateline: Zelenogorsk
NOVIGRAD – In a tightly controlled press conference held Tuesday at the Chernarus Coastal Operations Group (ChCOG) headquarters in Novigrad, senior military officials disclosed details of ongoing combat operations in North Zagoria, while issuing a measured warning that separatist forces are evolving into a more formidable threat over time.
The briefing was led by ChCOG representatives, including Major General Vassily Chernyakov, Senior Staff Intelligence Analyst, and Colonel Irina Volkova, Senior Staff Engineer Analyst. However, neither this correspondent nor ChCOG permitted direct access to the briefing room. This article is instead based on the exceptional reporting of Galina Timchenko of Chernarus’s Radio Channel 1 and Anna Rodicheva, national political reporter for Zelenogorsk Pravda, both of whom were present.
The information relayed to journalists originated from senior commanders of the Chernarus 43rd Mountain Rifle Corps: Major General Sergey Gladkov, Deputy Corps Commander; Colonel Nikolai Pisarev; and Colonel Sergei Glukharev, Deputy Head of Intelligence Staff.
Major Operations Underway
General Gladkov confirmed that a major operation is currently unfolding in North Zagoria, involving elements of the 10th Tank Brigade. According to Gladkov, the brigade has been engaged in two significant clashes against separatist forces—one near the village of Kromovo and another in the outskirts of Penteleimonovka.
“In both engagements, our armored forces attacked and successfully drove out separatist units,” Gladkov stated. He added that Chernarussian forces destroyed enemy logistical trucks in the Kromovo operational vicinity and seized documents left behind by local friendly agents via a dead drop. The nature of those documents has not been disclosed.
Intelligence Gathering and Separatist Logistics
General Gladkov attributed the military’s operational awareness to a variety of intelligence sources, “primarily from social media posts, tapped cell phone calls, and burner phones provided by the 43rd Mountain Rifle Corps intelligence staff.”
The initial intelligence, he said, indicated that separatists had developed their forces in several key areas, most notably logistics. “They were able to resupply their units and recruit new personnel, including technical and maintenance elements,” Gladkov explained.
Despite those efforts, the general assessed that the renewed separatist activity in the region has been “halting at best,” which enabled government forces to quickly gain the upper hand in urban clearing operations.
A Cautionary Note
Yet Gladkov tempered the optimistic assessment with a sharp warning. “As the separatists continue to develop their plans, their logistics, and their forces, they are liable to become much more formidable as time goes on,” he told reporters.
He also noted a troubling indicator of separatist losses: “It is interesting—and telling—that medical clinics and hospitals in regions occupied by separatist forces have been overwhelmed in the past two weeks with their wounded.”
No Reports of Pogroms
Major General Vassily Chernyakov, the ChCOG intelligence analyst, addressed concerns about civilian safety in recaptured areas. “There are no reports of pogroms against civilians committed by local levies so far,” Chernyakov said. He did not elaborate on monitoring mechanisms or what specific levies he referred to.
Colonel Irina Volkova, the engineer analyst, added technical remarks on the condition of captured separatist fortifications and logistical nodes, though she declined to comment on future offensive planning.
Press Restrictions Noted
Notably, neither Radio Channel 1’s Timchenko nor Pravda’s Rodicheva were permitted to ask follow-up questions regarding the precise location of the dead drop or the identity of the “local friendly agents” cited by General Gladkov.
The press conference concluded with a brief statement that further operational updates would be issued as conditions on the ground permit.
— Svetlana Golikova is a senior correspondent for Zelenogorsk Pravda.
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