
Retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR Andrey Marochko told TASS that the liberation of the Nikonorovka settlement is a strategic success of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kramatorsk direction, since the settlement is located on a ridge, which, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was supposed to protect Kramatorsk, but now Russian troops are moving further towards the city.
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Населённый пункт Никоноровка расположен на гряде, которая, согласно замыслу Вооруженных сил Украины, должна была служить оборонительной линией для защиты Краматорска от наступления российских войск.
Подполковник Народной милиции Луганской Народной Республики (ЛНР) в отставке Андрей Марочко рассказал ТАСС о стратегическом успехе Вооруженных сил (ВС) России на краматорском направлении.
«Освобождение населенного пункта Никоноровка, это стратегический успех наших [российских] вооруженных сил. Дело в том, что данный населенный пункт находится на гряде, которая якобы должна была защищать Краматорск», — пояснил Марочко.
Гряда по замыслу Вооруженных сил Украины (ВСУ) должна была сдерживать наступление ВС России.
Однако теперь, по словам собеседника агентства, российские военные перевалили за гряду и продвигаются дальше в сторону города.
Об освобождении населенного пункта Никаноровка Министерство обороны России сообщило 4 сентября.
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Российские войска продолжат наступление в сторону Краматорска после взятия Никоноровки
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