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| Russians are burning down settlements that do not obey - Gadai |
| 2022-07-27 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [LB] Over the past day, four assaults by the Russian military have been repulsed. by Iryna Gamalii In order to advance in the direction of Donetsk region, the occupiers are burning down settlements that do not obey - Heyday Photo: Serhiy Gaidai in Telegram In order to advance and consolidate in the direction of the administrative border of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, the Russians are destroying settlements, burning them. Sergiy Gaidai, the head of the Luhansk OVA , announced this in Telegram. "In order to gain a foothold in Luhansk region, the Russians brutally burn down populated areas that do not obey. By destroying several streets at once, the occupiers improve their tactical position for the attack on Donetsk region," he wrote. In particular, on Monday, the Russians fired four rockets, organized two massive artillery barrages and used mortars two more times in the direction of the administrative border of Luhansk and Donetsk regions. As a result, the enemy was able to strengthen its positions. "It's been almost a month since the enemy came almost to the border of our region, and in order to cross it, they are sacrificing all their reserves and burning villages in Luhansk region and Donetsk region. The occupiers don't need people - they need a referendum, no matter how many residents they kill and leave homeless", Gaidai wrote. According to him, four assaults from the Russian side have been repulsed in the past day, and fighting continues in the fifth direction. The head of the OVA stated that the occupiers are shelling populated areas with rocket launchers and barrel artillery. The enemy also uses aviation. Russian artillery hits the city of Soledar in Donetsk region [LB] The building of the state fire and rescue department was damaged. Natalka Lototska On July 26, the Russian army shelled the city of Soledar in the Donetsk region. This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. "And again the shelling of the city of Soledar. At 4:53 p.m., the Main Directorate received information that building 88 of the State Fire and Rescue Department of the Main Directorate was damaged as a result of hostilities," the message reads. The facade, gates, window blocks, wall cladding and furniture in the subdivision building were damaged. There were no casualties or injuries, the fire-rescue equipment was not damaged. Currently, the forces and means of the unit have been redeployed to a safer place. It will be recalled that the SBU neutralized the agents-correctors of missile strikes on the railway in Donetsk region. Among those detained is the manager of one of the Ukrzaliznytsia stations. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 Predictable. City fighting is a bloodbath so the calculus is spend ammunition or spend the lives of your troops. ...And we are talking about Russians that fell in love with artillery as soon as they saw gunpowder. |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-07-27 21:04 |
| #4 But we've been told it's not total war, it's just "denazification". |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2022-07-27 08:26 |
| #3 Tactics learned from the Mongols. Still effective for total war. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2022-07-27 07:35 |
| #2 Winning hearts and minds...or shooting them |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-07-27 06:45 |
| #1 ...Russians gotta Russian. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2022-07-27 04:50 |