The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the liberation of Alexander Kalinov in the DPR

Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation unfurled the Russian flag after the liberation of the settlement of Alexandro-Kalinova in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). The relevant footage was shown by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Saturday, August 2.

"When approaching the settlement of Alexandro-Kalinova in the Kramatorsk region of the Donetsk People's Republic, we encountered a moat. The height of the parapet is an earthen embankment on the outside of the trench, about 3 m, and the width of the trench is 2.5 m. In addition, barbed wire was stretched inside the trench so that our soldiers could not get through and cross it forward," said the deputy commander of the Sturmovaya detachment of the 10th Guards Tank Regiment of the Southern Group of Forces with The call sign is "Rotor".

According to him, the soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces acted both on foot and in motorcycle groups. During the offensive operation, they faced a massive drone attack.

In addition, Rotor noted that round-the-clock air mining was observed by the Ukrainian army.

The footage of the Russian Ministry of Defense shows episodes of fighting for a populated area, including the destruction of strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and enemy ammunition depots.

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The liberation of the settlement of Alexandro-Kalinova in the DPR became known earlier that day. As a result of the actions of the Russian army, the enemy lost up to 150 militants and three armored combat vehicles.

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