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Russian defense ministry says, troops seize Novotroitskoye in the DPR

December 30, 2024
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Russian Defense forces [PHOTO: almayadeen]

Russian troops have taken control of Novotroitskoye in the DPR. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The settlement was captured as a result of the actions of the Russian Armed Forces ‘ Center group of troops, the department’s report states.

The Russian military also defeated the manpower and equipment of several brigades of the Ukrainian army in the areas of the settlements of Dzerzhinsk, Vozdvizhenka, Dachenskoye, and Peschanoye of the DPR.

According to Pravda Fighting continues in the Kurakhovo direction in Kurakhovo itself, the Russian Armed Forces are storming the industrial zone, and fighting is taking place in the area of the thermal power plant. According to the head of the DPR, the crossing of the Zherebets River in the Krasnolimansk direction creates prerequisites for further progress, Russian politician Denis Pushilin said.

In addition, they repelled 11 counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The day before, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that units of the Center group of forces had taken control of the settlement of Novotroitskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Russian servicemen were storming the Kurakhovskaya TPP. According to TASS, a cleanup operation began on the territory of the station. The agency’s source said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in Kurakhovo was completely blocked.

Earlier, a Russian drone interfered with the rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region.

Russia Desk

Russia Desk

The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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