Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny believes that there is nothing resonant in the fact that Ukrainian soldiers retreated to the outskirts of Marinka, which the Russians destroyed street by street and house by house for almost 2 years.
Source: Zaluzhny at a briefing on December 26, when asked whether the Russians really captured Marinka
Direct speech from the commander-in-chief: “The situation is absolutely the same as it was in Bakhmut – street by street, block by block, our fighters are being destroyed – and after that we have what we have. This is a war, so the fact that we have now retreated to the outskirts of Marinka and in some places is already “We set up positions behind Marinka – there is nothing in this that can cause any kind of public outcry there. War, unfortunately, is what it is like.”
Details: He noted that every piece of Ukrainian land is important, but “the lives of our soldiers are more important to us.”
According to Zaluzhny, Marinka held out for almost 2 years – it was destroyed “street by street, then house by house.”
He added that as of today, Ukrainian troops are still in the northern part of the city.
What happened before: The day before, Russian propagandists reported that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to the president of the aggressor country, Vladimir Putin, about the capture of Marinka.
Shoigu and Putin believe that the capture of Marinka will allow the Ukrainian armed forces to move away from occupied Donetsk. Putin claims that Russian invaders now have the opportunity to “enter a wider operational space.”
Later, a representative of the United Press Center of the Tauride Defense Forces, Alexander Shtupun, denied the statement of Russian propagandists about the capture of Marinka.
“The fighting for Marinka continues. Now our military personnel are within the administrative boundaries of Marinka. But the city is completely destroyed. But it is incorrect to talk about the complete capture of Marinka,” said Shtupun.
2023-12-26 14:16:55
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