In recent weeks, Russian troops have gradually advanced through the ruins of Mariinka, a town in the Donetsk region. Russia now probably controls most of the built-up area. This is said in the latest report of the British intelligence in the social network X, transmits RBC-Ukraine.
As noted in the summary, Ukrainian forces still control parts of the territory on the western outskirts of the city.
Since 2014, Mariinka has been lying on the front line. Before the war, its population was 9,000 people. According to British intelligence, it is already completely destroyed: drone footage shows that most of the buildings have been reduced to rubble.
“The resumption of Russian activity in Mariinka is part of Russia’s autumn offensive, the priority of which is to extend Russian control over the remaining parts of the Donetsk region. It is very likely that this is still one of the main military objectives of the Kremlin,” noted the British Department of Defense.
We recall that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi held a meeting in Zaporozhye on November 30 and discussed the issues of strengthening the front in all the main areas where it is necessary to accelerate the construction of fortifications.
“Of course, this is primarily Avdeevske, Mariinsky and other directions in the Donetsk region – maximum attention,” he said.
It should be noted that at the beginning of October, the Russian army launched an attack on another city near Donetsk – Avdeevka. Despite the losses, Russian attacks on the city continued.
2023-12-05 10:28:50
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