MADRID, Jan. 6 (EUROPA PRESS) – The Russian Ministry of Defense announced this Monday that the Ukrainian town of Kurajovo, in the eastern province of Donetsk, is part of a major offensive that aims at the strategic city of Pokrovsk, about 30 kilometers north.
The Ukrainian Army has not yet commented on the statement made from Moscow, which celebrates the “complete liberation of Kurakhovo, the most populated area in the southwest” of the Donbas region.
Russia considers the capture of the city as a particularly notable victory for its forces, which have managed to take over the town despite “the reduced capacity for maneuver” they had in the area, given that Kurajovo is protected from the north by a reservoir. .
“The establishment of control over this important logistics center has significantly complicated the logistical and technical support of the group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Donetsk city, depriving the kyiv regime of the opportunity to fire with artillery systems,” adds the Ministry of Defense in its statement.
In December of last year, British Military Intelligence was already reporting “strong fighting in the center of the town” and warned that the definitive conquest of Kurajovo would allow Russia to “consolidate positions” in the entire area and face new advances towards the area with more guarantees. the west.