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Ukrainian Defense forces: the enemy is trying to break through the defenses of the city of Kurakhove
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [LB] Defense forces: the enemy is trying to break through the defenses of the city of Kurakhove. The city remains under the control of the Defense Forces. by Ivanna Kapustianska The Russian army is trying to break through the defenses of the city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. At the same time, the city remains under the control of the Defense Forces.  This was announced on air by the spokesman for the Khortytsia Regional Administrative District, Nazar Voloshyn, Ukrinform writes. The spokesman stressed that the activities of three Russian groups are concentrated in the Pokrovsky, Kurakhiv, and Vremovsky directions : "Center," "South," and "East." Their goal remains to reach the administrative borders and establish full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. "Over the past day, our defenders have repelled 45 enemy assaults in that direction. Of course, there is a concentration of enemy personnel reserves. Russian groups from the 90th Tank Division, the 20th Motorized Rifle Division, the 5th and 110th Separate Motorized Rifle brigades are operating against us there. The armament and tactics of combat operations are standard, assaults are supported by armored vehicles, alternating with the use of small assault groups using mobile vehicles," the spokesman informed. Voloshyn also reported that the enemy is trying to break through to Kurakhovo and take control of the commanding heights and roads leading to it. "The enemy army is shelling the city, using both aviation and artillery. However, the Defense Forces are restraining the enemy's offensive actions, inflicting losses on it in civilian life and equipment. Units of the Armed Forces control the city of Kurakhove, and enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups that still manage to break through are being promptly destroyed," the spokesman said. According to him, fighting continues in the Pokrovsky direction to restore lost Ukrainian positions. "The enemy attacked our fortifications in the Pokrovsky direction, west of Vidrodzhennya, south of Novotroitsky, and as a result of prolonged clashes, two of our positions were destroyed and one was lost. Measures are currently being taken to restore the positions. Fighting is also ongoing on the southwestern outskirts of the Shevchenkove settlement. The enemy is trying to gain a foothold and infiltrate its DRGs. But the Defense Forces are restraining the enemy's offensive actions, inflicting losses on him in civilian life and equipment," Voloshyn noted. Posted by: badanov 2024-12-12 |
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