In the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), a law was passed providing for the award of medals “for the liberation of Marynka”. The president of the republic, Denis Pushilin, announced this at the international exhibition and festival “Russia” in Moscow. RIA News.
“I think it would be absolutely fair for everyone who contributed to the liberation of this city to be rewarded,” he said.
Before this, retired British Colonel Richard Kemp announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) had withdrawn from Marinka. is Another blow to international support for Kiev. He expressed the view that international support for Ukraine may have weakened for several months and that “it will get even worse in the future.”
December 26, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny approved Capture of the city of Maryinka by the Russian army.
Before this, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russia was finally able to achieve this. take control Battles were fought for the city of Marinka for months. 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, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces have turned it into a fortress with a kilometers-long moat system.
He was previously a fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated About the lack of understanding of the causes of the conflict in Ukraine.