The armed forces of the Russian Federation developed their positions in the area of u200bu200bthe cities of Avdeevka and Maryinka, located in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The TV channel is on the air about it. “Russia 24” said Denis Pushilin, vice president of the region.
According to him, the advance of Russian troops in the Maryinsky direction is “not very pronounced” and is estimated at hundreds of meters. However, Pushilin stressed that each fort recaptured from the Ukrainian soldiers played a very important role in the course of hostilities.
“Our troops manage to knock out the enemy from there or take over on their own,” he added.
Also, the deputy head of the DPR stated that at the moment there are no significant changes in the Avdiivka region. Pushilin said that Russian soldiers managed to repel a large number of attacks of fighters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) and destroy some of their equipment.
Also he said About the attempts of the Ukrainian troops to gain a foothold near Artemivsk. As the deputy head of the district said, the Armed Forces of Ukraine aimed to seize the heights near the settlement. However, the fighters of the Russian Armed Forces forced the Ukrainian soldiers to withdraw to positions that had already been taken.
Formerly Russian units eliminated Two points where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are temporarily deployed on the territory of the DPR.