The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed today the capture of the Ukrainian city of Vugledarwhich paves the way for control of the south of the Donbas by the Russian army.
“As a result of the determined actions of the units of the military group Vostok (This) the town of Vugledar of the People’s Republic of Donetsk“, indicated the Russian military command in a statement published in Telegram.
The authorities of the People’s Republic of Donetsk had reported the day before that Russian forces were expelling the last Ukrainian defenders from the city, which Moscow had tried to conquer in vain since March 2022.
Biggest Russian military victory since February
The conquest of Vugledar It is the biggest military victory for the Kremlin since the seizure in February of this year of Avdivkathe main town under Ukrainian control on the outskirts of the capital of Donetsk.
The Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenskitoday considered the decision to withdraw from the city “totally correct” when meeting in Kiev with the new secretary general of the I’LL TAKE, Mark Rutte.
“Our people are much more important than any building,” he said.
At the same time, he linked the loss of Vugledar with the impossibility of hitting targets in Russian territory with long-range missiles, in the absence of the Western green light.
However, Ukrainian soldiers commented on television that the reason for the fall of that city of Donetsk It is the pressing lack of men to maintain positions against the Russian advance that does not spare casualties in its fierce offensive.
Vugledar, one of Russia’s main objectives
Vugledarwhich had more than 14,000 inhabitants before the war, was one of the main objectives of the Russian offensive that began in Donbas in October 2023.
According to the American press, Russian troops are taking territories at a speed that was not seen in the past. Donbas since the beginning of the military campaign.
In the coming weeks, they predict, Ukraine will also very likely lose control of Pokrovskone of the main objectives of the current Russian offensive, which also includes Toretsk.
However, the Russian army is still unable to expel the Ukrainian troops that entered the region of Kursk. EFE
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