On September 12, Izvestia correspondent Valentin Trushin showed how the allied forces of Russia and Donbass are advancing in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in the direction of Avdiivka.
Near the city, the militants occupied a well-fortified stronghold, which was nicknamed the “anthill” for its large network of trenches and dugouts. Allied forces succeeded in driving the enemy out of this point.
There are also successes in other areas, including the carbon sector. The Russian military carried out an assault on the positions of Ukrainian nationalists together with the forces of the 3rd Territorial Defense Battalion of the 1st Corps of the People’s Militia of the DPR.
The militants are trying to counterattack the allied forces and knock them out of the fortifications that were previously in their hands. So, during one of them, two squads of nationalists approached the positions of the DPR fighters on military equipment. After approaching the positions, they dismounted and tried to take the fortified area on the move. As a result, the militants lost most of the dead, and two of them were captured.
“We came under mortar fire. Immediately a lot of “two hundredths” (killed. – Ed.) became people, three hundredths (wounded. – Ed.). The BMP left. They didn’t even try to take us out until the servicemen of Donetsk found me, ”said one of the captured militants Oleg Gladko.
On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense published a video of the combat work of the reconnaissance group of the Central Military District during a special operation in the Donbass. During the mission, Sergeant Vitaly discovered an enemy mortar crew, which he reported to his superiors. After receiving the command to destroy, he, together with a comrade as part of a sniper team, examined the place where the enemy was located and eliminated the enemy.
Russia continues the special operation to protect the Donbass, the beginning of which President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24. A few days earlier, the situation in the region escalated significantly due to shelling by the Ukrainian military. The authorities of the DPR and LPR announced the evacuation of residents to the Russian Federation, and also turned to Moscow for help. On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing the independence of the DPR and LPR.
For more up-to-date videos and details about the situation in Donbass, watch the Izvestia TV channel.
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