Stepnohirsk is under control, mopping-up operations are underway – DIU
Kyiv • UNN
Fighters of the Artan special unit have dislodged the enemy from fortified positions in Stepnohirsk. Key locations in the city are currently under the control of the Defense Forces.
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that key locations in Stepnohirsk have come under the control of the Defense Forces; as a result of battles in difficult urban conditions, the forces of the Russian occupiers were ousted from fortified positions, UNN reports.
Stepnohirsk under control: soldiers of the "Artan" special unit of the GUR MO of Ukraine continue clearing the city
The intelligence agency showed exclusive footage of intensive combat work by stormtroopers of the "Artan" special unit of the GUR MO of Ukraine in Stepnohirsk on the Zaporizhzhia front.
"During the operation, which took place in close coordination with adjacent units, military intelligence special forces conducted a series of active offensive actions aimed at ousting the Russian occupiers from the city and stabilizing the situation in the settlement," the GUR indicated.
As noted by the intelligence, "the equipment on which the GUR special forces groups drove to storm the invaders' positions was attempted to be attacked by an enemy FPV 'lurker', but it was destroyed in cold blood."
As a result of battles in difficult urban conditions, the forces of the Russian occupiers were ousted from fortified positions, and key locations in Stepnohirsk came under the control of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine
"Assault actions were carried out in a coordinated manner, using aerial reconnaissance and precision fire strikes. Every house was checked for 'surprises' and remnants of the occupier's manpower. We do not rule out that the enemy will continue attempts to enter the city again, but we are ready for this," said the commander of "Artan," Viktor Torkotiuk.