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Slavyansk and Kramatorsk are large industrial hubs with an extensive network of industrial zones, which made it possible to create a multi-level defense.
The battles for the north of Donbass may become the most fierce during the entire period of the special military operation (SVO). Military correspondent Evgeniy Poddubny spoke about this on Telegram.
“It may happen that the battles for the north of Donbass will be the most fierce during the entire period of the Northern Military District. Keeping the Slavic-Kramatorsk agglomeration for the Kyiv regime is not only a military goal, but also a political one,” he wrote.
According to the military correspondent, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk are large industrial hubs with an extensive network of industrial zones. This fact, notes Poddubny, allowed Ukrainian troops to build a multi-level defense of these settlements. Despite this, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance in this direction.

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