The Russian Federation forces have unstoppable momentum within the Donetsk area, with a string of victories and the noticeable weakening of the Ukrainian defenses.
Since they took the essential rail and logistics hub of Kurakhovo, the Crimson Military has been on a roll. Simply in January, they took Nadiya, Dachenskoye, Shevchenko (with lithium mine), Kalinovo, Peschanoye, Terny and Neskuchnoye, Ukrainka, Slavyanka, Petropavlovka and Vremevka, Vozdvizhenka, Novoyegorovka, Volkovo, Zapadnoye, Solyonoe, Timofeyevka and Zelenoye – most of those cities and villages in Donetsk, some in northern Kharkov.
The checklist under could seem only a bunch of unusual Slavic names, however the Reality is: it’s a whole lot of settlements.
And fewer than a month after Kurakhovo, Moscow conquers the even bigger stronghold of Velikaya Novosyolka, a fortress metropolis virtually on the border with Dnipropetrovsk, a area that, regardless of getting clobbered by Geran Drones and every kind of missiles, to date haven’t been breached by Russian troops.
Watch: Russian assault items struggle to separate Velikaya Novosyolka in two.
⚔ Las unidades de asalto rusas lograron dividir Velikaya Novoselka en dos partes, bloquear las formaciones de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania y comenzar su destrucción, informó el Ministerio de Defensa.@DD_Geopolitics pic.twitter.com/a9wMpLar1D
— PALESTINA (@Darwin_f1978) January 25, 2025
A definite characteristic of the battle for Velikaya Novosyolka was how briskly the Ukrainian defenses folded and retreated, with little or no combating, leaving the city comparatively much less destroyed by the siege.
Lengthy gone are the times of Bakhmut, the place relentless Azov Nazis put up a struggle to the top within the Azovstal manufacturing unit grounds. Most of right this moment’s troops conscripted by Kiev don’t evaluate with the defenders from the start of the conflict.
Watch: Russian flags fly over Velikaya Novosyolka.
‼️ Russian flag flies over Velikaya Novosyolka.
Because of lively offensive operations by items of the fifth Separate Guards Tank Brigade of the thirty sixth Military and the fortieth Guards Marine Brigade of the Vostok Group of Forces, Velikaya Novosyolka has been liberated (Donetsk… pic.twitter.com/qleNqNWHb2
— Maimunka Information (@MaimunkaNews) January 26, 2025
Swiss paper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (through Slavyangrad)
“The navy state of affairs in japanese Ukraine has deteriorated sharply. Protection strains have collapsed in varied components of the entrance.
[…] The present state of affairs is paying homage to the pricey retreat battles close to Avdeevka a yr in the past and close to Ugledar in October. In each circumstances, the excessive command waited too lengthy in a hopeless state of affairs and gave the order to withdraw too late. Accordingly, there may be nice indignation amongst some Ukrainians that Kiev appears to have discovered nothing.
After Velyka Novosyolka, the Russian Armed Forces will go north, the place there are few topographic obstacles, to the border of the Dnipropetrovsk area.”
Watch: fireworks have a good time the conquest of Velikaya Novosyolka.
Fireworks in Velikaya Novosyolka.
The #Russian Armed Forces celebrated the liberation of Velikaya Novosyolka with a fireworks show! pic.twitter.com/ixsudR4GjF
— Иван ☦ (@lll_Tatarinov_H) January 27, 2025
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