UA Army liberates settlements in Kryvyi Rih and Kurakhove directions
Over the past week, the Ukrainian defense forces have liberated two settlements in the Kryvyi Rih and Kurakhove directions, the Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksii Hromov said during a briefing, ukrinform.net reported.
“Despite maintaining the defense all over the contact line, in certain areas our forces attempt to conduct offensive operations and inflict damage to the enemy. Over the past week, the Defense Forces have liberated and gained control over Potiomkine in the Kryvyi Rih direction and Pavlivka in the Kurakhove direction,” Hromov told.
In the Donbas, russian troops use a ‘scorched earth’ policy, i.e. they destroy settlements with artillery to seize them more easily. But, the Ukrainian forces have something to respond with.