Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Valery Zaluzhny confirmed that the Ukrainian city of Marinka was captured by the Russian army. His words were quoted by the local newspaper “Strana.ua” on its Telegram channel.
According to the publication, the Ukrainian commander-in-chief declared that this city “no longer exists.”
According to the military leader, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have abandoned the western outskirts of Marinka.
The newspaper quotes Zaluzhny’s statement as follows: “In some places they dug around Marinka, in others they dug a little further.”
On the eve of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation statedBattles for the city were fought for months as Russia was finally able to take control of Marinka. This is the first such success of the Russian army since the capture of Bakhmut (Artemovsk) in May 2023. Marinka is located about 5 km from Donetsk; The Ukrainian Armed Forces turned it into a fortress with a kilometers-long moat system. Kiev denies the loss of the city, although sources in the Ukrainian military reported the surrender of Marinka almost two weeks ago.
Later Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russian troops raided Marinka, one of the closest settlements to Avdeevka.
Formerly Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said about the situation at the front.