““In the direction of Kurakhivka, the enemy is carrying out assaults in the urban development of Kurakhivka, in the direction of Petropavlivka and Dachnoy” – noted in OSUV”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“In the direction of Kurakhivka, the enemy is carrying out assault actions in the urban development of Kurakhivka, in the direction of Petropavlivka and Dachnoy. Measures to identify and destroy enemy assault groups that are trying to infiltrate our battle formations are underway,” the OSUV noted on Monday.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not comment on the statement of the Russian side.
In the morning summary of the General Staff, there were 27 combat clashes in the Kurakhiv direction in the areas of Slovianka, Petropavlivka, Kurakhovo and Dachnoy.
According to the Deep State project, as of January 5, Kurakhove was almost completely captured, the territory on the outskirts of the city remained under the control of the Armed Forces.
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On December 26, the report of the American Institute for the Study of War already reported on the probable 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 while trying to capture the settlement.