Russia captured a city in Donetsk

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the Russian military was able to capture the city of “Marinka” near Donetsk from the control of Ukrainian forces.

According to “Reuters” news agency, Shoigu said, after the capture of Marinka, the Russian army pushed the artillery units of the Ukrainian army significantly back from Donetsk.

Shoigo He added, the capture of Marinka has led to a significant reduction of Ukraine’s military capabilities and the creation of more opportunities for Russia in the region. Controlling the city, once home to a population of 10,000, would allow Russian military forces to draw enemy combat units away from Donetsk, he said. “Our soldiers now have the opportunity to expand their operational area,” said Marinka city, quoted by a Kremlin correspondent.

Russia’s last major victory in The course of military operations in Ukraine is related to the capture of the city of “Bakhmut” last May. The city was the scene of some of the bloodiest battles in Ukraine long before it was captured. After this seizure, Ukraine launched a counter-attack against Russian positions in June with the aim of recapturing them in the south and east of its territory.

Ukrainian forces continue to make significant progress. They failed in this counterattack due to the strong resistance of the Russian military.

Ukrainian media reported that the Russian army soldiers also intensified the attacks from the ground and air on the city of Avdiyoka from mid-October. they did The city is now the focus of a Russian military push to advance in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine.

The city of Avdiyoka was once briefly under the control of pro-Russian separatists in 2014, who control large parts of eastern Ukraine. Ukraine was taken over. The Ukrainians, who consider this city as the gateway to the Donetsk region, later built defensive fortifications around this city. is.

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