Russian forces seized town of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine, defence minister says • FRANCE 24

Driving along a Frozen and muddy Road a Russian tank enters what’s left of the city of marinka all around collapsed buildings and piles of debris make for a desolate landscape without a single sign of Life Moscow said Monday it took full control of the Ukrainian town a strategic Victory according to Vladimir

Putin who congratulated his defense minister on the capture this is positive for two reasons first it means the fighting will move away from donet and second by breaking into this area which the enemy has been fortifying since 2014 we will allow our troops to reach a much wider operational

Area located only 5 km west of donet marinka was heavily fortified by Ukrainian troops during the 2014 war in dbas yet following moscow’s claim of its capture a Ukrainian Army spokesperson said Monday fighting for the town was still ongoing Ukrainian forces also claimed to have shot down five Russian aircrafts on

Monday including three in the Kon region which had been under heavy shelling by Moscow since launching a counter offensive in June Ukrainian troops have made little Headway while Russia has ramped up its military offensive in recent weeks

Russia on Monday said its forces now fully controlled the town of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine, which President Vladimir Putin hailed as a “success” that would mean less shelling on the nearby Russian-held city of Donetsk. “Our assault units have today completely liberated the settlement of Maryinka,” Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told Putin in a meeting shown on state television. Piles of rubble and gutted apartment buildings over a wide area could be seen in drone images shown on Russian television that were said to be of Maryinka.
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38 comments
  1. They said the same every month, and then repeat, when it's probed to be untrue they will repeat next month.

  2. Captured some pile or rubble after using thousands as cannon fodder and Ukrainians retreating gradually and temporarily while slaughtering the cannon fodder? 😭

  3. You're late to the party: Marinka was effectually liberated two days ago. Or were you waiting for the Uki recognition? They still claim Soledar is under their control…..

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