Oleksiy Danilov denied claims that Maryinka is fully controlled by Russia, noting that the city is largely destroyed but still partially held by Ukrainian forces.
Reports of the alleged
the capture of Maryinka by Russian troops is the desire of the Russians and does not correspond to
to the reality. The town has practically no population - it was destroyed by the war. About
This was stated by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov in an interview with
Voice of America, reports UNN.
This is the desire of the Russians to capture this settlement, and to call it what it is.
as it is, what is left of the settlement. They have actually completely
Marinka was destroyed. There is not a single house, not a single surviving building on the territory of this
there is almost no house, no surviving building on the territory of this settlement.
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Oleksiy Danilov denied that the entirety of Maryinka is under
under Russian control. At the same time, he noted that part of Maryinka, Donetsk
Donetsk region, which is being heavily fought over, is still under the control of the Armed Forces of
of Ukraine.
In an interview with Voice of America, Danilov also denied the thesis
that Ukraine failed in the counteroffensive because the Ukrainian Armed Forces
destroyed a large amount of Russia's military potential.
Every day we dispose of a huge number of Russian soldiers,
Russian weapons on the territory of our country. And I want to say that we are aware of the fact
that we are not only defending ourselves. We are defending Europe.
Context
The day before, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a
during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that Russian troops
had allegedly already captured the city.
Commander-in-Chief of the
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, during his briefing on mobilization, answering
journalists' questions about Maryinka , he confirmed that the town is actually gone, and the Defense Forces have withdrawn to the outskirts of
of what was left of the settlement.