Ukrainian Army Fights Fiercely Against Russian Forces, Denies Loss of Vugledar

KYIV, KOMPAS.com – Soldier Ukraine engaged in a fierce battle with the team Russia to take control of Vugledar City in the Donetsk region, Friday (27/1/2023).

Earlier, the Russian-backed separatist forces said they were waiting for good news from the city of Vugledar.

“We are waiting for good news from Vugledar. The siege and subsequent liberation of the city solved many problems,” said Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-appointed leader of the Donetsk region.

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“Soon, Vugledar will be a very important new success for us,” he continued quoted by Russian news agencies.

Russian news agency RIA-Novosti reports that a Pushilin adviser announced that Russian troops had entered Vugledar.

However, Kyiv maintained that the claims of the Russian-backed forces were untrue, as reported AFP.

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“There is heavy fighting there,” Ukrainian military spokesman Sergiy Cherevaty told local media.

“For many months, the military of the Russian Federation has been trying to achieve significant success there,” he continued.

Cherevaty said, the enemy exaggerates his achievements.

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Moscow has made the struggle for the Donetsk industrial zone a priority in the war in Ukraine that has now lasted nearly a year.

Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of Donetsk and three other regions although his troops did not control it completely.

Russian-backed separatist forces have controlled parts of Donetsk, including its largest city, since 2014.

Vugledar is located about 150 kilometers south of Bakhmut, where Russian forces have struggled to hold the city longer than any other city since the invasion began.

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