Russian Forces Liberate Ostrovsky in the Donetsk Region
A Russian soldier on the front line, Oct. 2024. X/@DailyWorld24
October 11, 2024 Hour: 9:40 am
This week, Russian authorities also confirmed that Ukrainian forces lost over 4,500 soldiers on the Donetsk front.
On Friday, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the Southern military group liberated Ostrivske in the Donetsk region. This town is located practically on the outskirts of Kurakhove, a city about 23 kilometers north of Vuhledar, Russia’s biggest conquest since February.
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This week, Russian authorities also stated that Ukrainian forces lost over 4,500 soldiers on the Donetsk front. Russian officials have already reported the capture of several towns in Donetsk, confirming their plans to take control of key enemy strongholds in the Donbas before the arrival of winter.
The current Russian offensive in the Donbas began in October 2023 after the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. U.S. media highlights that the Russian army is advancing in the Donbas at a speed not seen since February 2022.
On Friday, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov stated that the country’s military academies must train specialists in unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).
“Military training must definitely include a specialization in the field of drones. More specifically, it must include an entire family of specializations,” he said, adding that military units must establish a specific command system for the use of drones.
“This issue is still pending, but it must be resolved,” Belousov emphasized at the ‘Rubicon’ drone technology center of the Ministry of Defense.
At this meeting, the Russian defense minister was briefed on the missions that the ‘Rubicon’ specialists are carrying out on the Ukrainian fronts.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE
