Russian forces have strategic initiative along entire frontline - Putin

MURMANSK. March 28 (Interfax) - Russian forces have the strategic initiative along the entire frontline and are moving forward, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"The LPR has been liberated 99%, and the DPR and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions are more than 70% liberated. Our forces are moving forward and freeing one territory after another, one populated locality after another every day," Putin said at a meeting with the Arkhangelsk submarine crew.

"The Russian Armed Forces have the full strategic initiative along the entire frontline," he said.