Go to the media bankFighters of the People's Militia of the DPR. File photoDONETSK, Sep 13 The Russian military, together with the forces of the Donetsk People's Republic, prevented Ukrainian soldiers from organizing a counteroffensive near the village of Shchurovo near Krasny Liman, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said on his Telegram channel. According to him, Today, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried three times to establish a crossing over the Seversky Donets River, but they failed. «Also, in the Shchurovo area, the enemy tried to go on a counterattack with a certain amount — the attack was successfully repulsed by our allied forces,» Pushilin stressed. The head of the DPR also noted that the Ukrainian military based in Svyatogorsk is experiencing a shortage of people and ammunition. wp-content/uploads/2022/09/54c321898898488e5f377f879d20795d.jpg» />Pushilin spoke about the role of Polish mercenaries in the Svyatogorsk region. In addition, Pushilin said that the situation in Krasny Liman had stabilized, despite the enemy's attempts to «go out for reconnaissance.» Any actions of Ukrainian forces in the Yampol region also managed to be stopped. On February 24, Russia launched a special operation to denazify and demilitarize 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 him, the ultimate goal is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions guaranteeing the security of Russia itself. The Russian army, together with the forces of the DPR and LPR, completely liberated the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic and a significant part of Donetsk, including Volnovakha and Mariupol.
The number of Ukrainian forces has increased on the line of contact in Zaporozhye
