Media told about the problem of the AFU with retreat after the loss of Kurakhovo

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) do not know where to retreat after the loss of Kurakhove. This was reported by Interia on December 8, citing Ukrainian servicemen.

"Where is the line of defense in [the Donetsk People's Republic], where can we retreat with our small forces - obviously smaller than the [Russian Armed Forces]? Where can we defend again very stubbornly and for a long time?" - one of the military officers told the publication.

However, he also noted the advantage of the Russian Armed Forces in the number of weapons and soldiers.

"Our fighters have their own home behind them, literally."

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The Russian Defense Ministry reported theliberation of Kurakhovo by the Russian military on January 6. The ministry said that it was the largest town in southwestern Donbas. During the fighting to liberate the settlement, the AFU lost more than 12,000 people and about 3,000 weapons and military equipment.

On January 8, it was reported about the capture of 18 AFU fighters in the Kurakhovo area in the DNR. In addition, the Russian army in this area repelled three counterattacks of the AFU assault brigades, destroyed a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, an M113 armored personnel carrier, seven pickup trucks, two artillery pieces and an ammunition depot.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.