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Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.

Russian Defense Ministry Reveals How Army Managed to Break Through Ugledar's Defenses

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian servicemen of Battlegroup Vostok managed to break the Ukrainian defense of Ugledar by carrying out a pincer movement with attacks from the flanks, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
"The key to the Ukrainian defense of Ugledar was the flanking maneuver of units of Battlegroup Vostok, which managed to take the fortress city in a pincer movement with attacks from the flanks," the ministry said.
It also said hundreds of civilians remain in Ugledar, there is no way to evacuate them yet, and Russian soldiers are bringing them food and water.
A Russian serviceman  fires a NSV Utyos heavy machine gun at an air target amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.10.2024
Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
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