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On June 10, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation officially announced that the Russian armed forces had taken full control of the Staromayorskoye settlement, located on the peak of the Veremeyevsky bulge in Donetsk region. As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered significant losses in manpower, some armed groups retreated towards Makarovka settlement.
Russian Defense Ministry reports:
«The Vostok Group of Forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy’s defence and liberated Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 123rd and 128th territorial defence brigades near Velikaya Novosyolka, Vodyanoye, Neskuchnoye, Urozhaynoye, and Ugledar (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 140 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one UK-made FH-70 howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.»
The Russian flag was planted in the northern sector of Staromayorskoye settlement:
It should be recalled that during last year’s counteroffensive, the Ukrainian armed forces managed to occupy several villages in this direction: Vremevka, Blagodatnoye, Neskuchne, Makarovka, Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye. The fighting for Staromayorskoye lasted almost a year and during this time the village changed “from hand to hand” several times.
The liberation of Staromayorskoye in the Veremeyevsky direction is of great tactical importance for the Russian forces and will add dynamics to the front line. The heights near the village will allow Russian forces to move forward.
It is currently reported that Russian forces have improved their position in Urozhaynoye and have reached the center of the village. Clashes continue in the village.
Footage of Russian Grad MLRS firing at Ukrainian militant strongholds in Urozhaynoye:
Also, work continues on disrupting the logistics of the Ukrainian armed forces in the area of the Veremeyevsky bulge.
The video shows Russian pilots striking Makarovka, where Ukrainian army reserves are stationed for transfer to the area of Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye:
Over the past couple of weeks, the Russian Air Force has carried out several effective strikes on transportation arteries of the Ukrainian armed forces – in particular, the bridges in Velikaya Novosyolka became targets.
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