“Information about a semi-encirclement in the Armed Forces cannot be confirmed at the moment”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“As of this morning, the Ukrainian military held positions at the TPP (in Kurakhovo) and inflicted maximum damage on the enemy, which can only be inflicted in a situation when the enemy is trying to destroy all the buildings within reach,” he said on the air of the national telethon.
According to him, the information about a semi-encirclement in the Armed Forces cannot be confirmed at the moment.
On the night of January 11, the Deep State analytical project reported that the Russian army occupied Kurakhove. In a summary for January 10, the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported on the assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in Kurakhovo, as well as the nearby settlements of Dachne and Yantarne. In the summary for January 11, there is no mention of Kurakhove.
At the beginning of the week, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the occupation of the Ukrainian city of Kurakhove by Russian troops. Instead, OSUV “Khortytsia” reported on fighting in the city at that time.
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On December 26 last year, a report by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) already reported on the alleged capture of Kurakhovoy. Later, the Armed Forces denied this.
Russian troops intensified offensive operations with the aim of capturing Kurakhovo in mid-October 2024.
According to ISW, the Russian military has concentrated approximately 35,000 to 36,000 troops in the direction of Kurakhovo in recent months. Over the past two months, Russian forces have also carried out a large number of armored attacks in and near Kurakhovo and likely suffered heavy armored losses in their attempts to capture the settlement.