Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets.
The blogger here is having great fun with the name and such, but the capture of New York is a bigger deal to the separatists that he lets on.
The capture of New York pushes the Ukrainian line back far enough that the near constant artillery attacks can stop after nearly seven years.
Yesterday, soldiers of the 1st DPR Mechanized Defense Battalion, with the support of the Russian army -- in particular artillery -- managed to destroy the fortified area on the outskirts of the urban-type settlement of New York, renamed by the Ukrainian side from Novgorodske several years ago.
The defense there was held by units of the 25th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were later replaced by the defense units. Russian artillery literally plowed up the fortified area, forcing the Ukrainian Teroboronists to abandon their positions and retreat. Allied forces entered the settlement today.
Teroboronists are local levies. Kiev prolly removed regular Ukrainian forces and nationalist militias to the lines elsewhere.
Now Americans will be able to hear on the news:
"Ukrainian military placed heavy weapons in a school in New York" or "Russian paratroopers kicked out the leaders of New York after taking the city"
There's Russian humor, and there's dry Russian humor. The joke was neither.
Also from Chervonets:
The evacuation of wounded militants from Azovstal to the DPR has begun
It was not possible to sail away to the Turks with the last steamer
This is precisely the surrender. No one talks about any exchange, extradition and sending to Ukraine, etc.
Treatment => captivity. Transfer to hospitals on the territory of the DPR, where they will be under guard until they are cured. And after the cure, those guilty of war crimes will face charges. The rest will remain in the status of prisoners of war
Apparently, the whole ones will follow. The morale of the militants who have taken refuge in Azovstal is on the brink. Today, the first nine fighters voluntarily came out and surrendered.