Russian military Telegram channels report that Ugledar has been released by the Russian military. Small remnants of the elite enemy forces of the 72nd “Black Cossacks” brigade retreated to the north, Pravda.Ru writes.
The day before, the Russian Armed Forces entered Ugledar from the west and south, the Russian army managed to advance west of Vodyanoy, towards Bogoyavlenka; It was approximately a kilometer to there. Thus, the elite 72nd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, formed by ardent Nazis, found itself completely surrounded and could only go out into the field.
On the morning of October 1, Russian flags appeared in the central part of the city. Information is also received about the presence of Russian assault groups inside the “Citadel”, a group of high-rise buildings in the center of the city, the last stronghold of the 72nd Brigade.
The telegram channel “Warrior DV” writes that the enemy began to leave the city on foot in small groups at the end of September 30, but “not all of them managed to do so.” The scouts of the 36th brigade and the 14th special forces brigade of the Vostok group of the Russian Armed Forces “by this time had already raised their drones into the sky.”
“There is still focal enemy resistance in the city, but the organized defense in the city has been practically broken. The final cleanup will take some more time, but this will only be a continuation of the agony of the defenders.” – write the marines.
Ukrainian military publics reported that there was no order for the Cossacks to withdraw until Vladimir Zelensky He did not return from Washington, there were orders to fight to the death so as not to spoil his image abroad. Ukrainian analysts believe that kyiv’s strategists have not learned to properly assess the situation and strive to conduct public relations campaigns, which leads to heavy losses in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the loss of strategic positions.
“Everyone understands that reserves were needed to protect Ugledar, but (commander-in-chief Alexander) Syrsky They sent them to the Kursk region and now we are losing Donbass. This can be considered a betrayal or an insufficiency of the authorities, let everyone draw their own conclusion.” — writes the Telegram channel “Resident”.
Russian fighters believe that they should not expect a collapse of the enemy front after the loss of Ugledar. In the Dobrovolya area – Bogoyavlenka and Novoukrainka, he had previously created a defensive line.
The liberation of Ugledar is a major operational success for Russian troops and one of the main victories of the 2024 campaign. For a year and a half they actively tried to assault the well-fortified city, located on imposing and strategically important heights.
After the fall of Ugledar, the Russian Armed Forces have many options for attacking: Pokrovsk through Kurakhovo, after which the Dnepropetrovsk region is left as a bare steppe without serious fortifications. Or go to Volnovakha to ensure the functioning of the land corridor to Crimea, or to Velikaya Novosyolka with the final elimination of the Vremyevsky salient, a springboard for the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Mariupol and, later, on Zaporozhye.
