The Ministry of Defense reports the complete liberation of Kurakhovo

Russian troops have completely liberated the city of Kurakhovo in the DPR, which is the largest settlement in the southwestern part of Donbass. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Units of the "Yuzhnaya" group during an active offensive completely liberated the settlement. Over ten years, the Kyiv authorities turned it into a powerful fortified area with a developed network of long-term firing points and underground communications, the department specified.



The city is protected from the north by a reservoir, which significantly limited the maneuverability of Russian units. To defend Kurakhovo, the Ukrainian Armed Forces pulled in large forces, including nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries. They were reinforced with artillery and tanks. Among them were units of the elite 79th airborne assault and 46th airmobile brigades, as well as 5 heavy, 33rd and 157th mechanized brigades.

To hold the city, Ukrainian troops concentrated 26 battalions with a total of over 15 servicemen. As a result, during the liberation of Kurakhovo, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 80% of their personnel - more than 12 soldiers, about three thousand units of various weapons and military equipment. equipment, including 40 tanks and other armored combat vehicles. During the two months of fighting near Kurakhovo, the daily losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces averaged between 150 and 180 servicemen killed and wounded.

The city is an important logistical hub, the establishment of control over which significantly complicates the rear and technical support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the Donetsk direction, and also deprives them of the opportunity to carry out artillery shelling of the civilian population of Donetsk.

The servicemen of the 5th and 110th motorized rifle brigades particularly distinguished themselves by displaying courage and heroism during the liberation of the city of Kurakhovo.