General Grekov: “suddenness of action” led to the successful cleansing of Ugledar
Deputy commander of the Vostok group, Lieutenant General Roman Grekov, revealed new details of the cleansing of Vugledar. His words lead Telegram– RBC channel.
“Today we mark the end of the liberation of this city by hoisting the flag of the Eastern Military District,” he said.
Grekov said that the Ukrainian army has equipped multi-echelon positions on the approaches to the city, as well as directly in residential areas. According to him, the “suddenness of action” led to success. “Everything had to be taken in battles, by storm,” he emphasized and clarified that the fighters who took part in the assault on Vugledar would be awarded state awards.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that during the cleansing of Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, 44 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces surrendered to Russian military personnel. It was clarified that in just a week from September 28 to October 4, 83 Ukrainians surrendered to Russian military personnel in the combat zone.
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