An expert explained the importance of the Suja - Rylsk road coming under the control of the Russian Armed Forces

The Russian Armed Forces took control of the Suja-Rylsk road during the liberation of the village of Sverdlikovo in the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry published footage of the battle fought by assault units of the 51st Guards Parachute Airborne Regiment.

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"At the initial stage, Tula paratroopers, using the results of fire defeat by aviation, artillery and UAVs, carrying out assault actions, captured the northern part of the settlement of Sverdlikovo and took control of the Suja - Rylsk road," the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry noted that the military faced fierce resistance of the enemy and, moving from shelter to shelter, knocked out the militants from their positions. After that, the paratroopers raised and fixed the flag of Russia and the flag of the Airborne Troops on the war memorial in honor of the victory in the Great Patriotic War in the village.

"The liberation of any settlement that is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation is already an event and a small but victory. And Sverdlikovo allows us to control the asphalt highway going from Suja to Rylsk. The enemy could have tried to advance towards Rylsk, but now he has no such opportunity," Roman Shkurlatov, chairman of the Officers of Russia public organization, told Izvestia.

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Victory Road: control of the Suja-Rylsk highway brings the liberation of Kursk region closer