Pro-Russian rebels will not abandon Mariupol: they will advance, expert
Mariupol, September 05 (PolitNavigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – Pro-Russian rebels will continue their attack on Mariupol, says Dmitry Tymchuk, head of the Center for Military-Political Studies.
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“In the combat zone in Donbass, the most tense situation is in the north of the Lugansk region (Stanitsa Luganskaya), in the area of Donetsk and Debaltsevo, and in the south of the Donetsk region (Novoazovsk-Mariupol). Russian-terrorist troops continue active offensive operations in the Lugansk region. The simultaneous conduct of reconnaissance in force in the area of Mariupol indicates that the enemy is trying to identify the positions of Ukrainian troops in this area to ensure their further offensive actions,” he states on his Facebook page.
According to users of the group “Reports of the Novorossiya Militia,” “in the next hour, militia units will begin to process the approaches to Mariupol.”
“The number of offensive forces of the militia for the liberation of Mariupol is about 6500 soldiers and about 300 units of military equipment. The militia are ready to carry out a combat mission and are waiting for the order to open an internal front in Mariupol. It is no longer possible to change the course of events. Professional and trained fighters of Novorossiya are involved in the liberation of Mariupol. Special forces are also involved,” the message says, but there is no such information on the official DPR website yet.
As PolitNavigator reported, yesterday there was a battle in the Shirokino area, as a result of which the Azov battalion lost its forward checkpoint. Local residents reported the evening shelling of checkpoints in the area of m-krn. Oriental.
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