MOSCOW, Dec 22 Russian troops will soon liberate Maryinka , despite the fact that the enemy is trying to gain a foothold on the outskirts, said the acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin.
«The units in Maryinka are advancing, there is already a struggle for the liberation of the rest of the city. But the enemy is resisting, trying to cling to every building. Apparently, they have such an order,» the agency's interlocutor said.
The enemy does not take into account the losses and continues to send new reserves, Pushilin emphasized. every 50-100 meters that our units advance in a daily format, so very soon we will see Marinka already completely liberated with access to the next direction — this is Krasnogorovka, these are other important settlements for us now, which are scheduled next for liberation» , — Zach lyuchil the acting head of the region.
Maryinka — is located one kilometer from the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. Significant positions of Ukrainian forces are located there. This is one of the points from where the Armed Forces of Ukraine regularly shell the capital of the DPR from artillery.
Russia is conducting a special military special operation in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the president, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia itself.