Commentary by Russian blogger Donetsk.
[DONRF] The battles near Donetsk, of course, are not of a strategic nature, and they do not lead to a common Victory, except as one of the steps towards it, but what is happening there is the pinnacle of both the professionalism and heroism of the Donbass infantry.
Peski, Marinka, Krasnogorovka, Avdievka ... suburbs of a huge metropolis left in 14. Abandoned due to lack of forces and under the Minsk agreements. The Ukrainians have been strengthening there for eight years. And from there the artillery terror of the city was and is being carried out.
There is no Peski anymore, the liberators even dismantled houses for building materials, ours went to Maryinka twice - in 2015 and at the beginning of the NWO. Avdievka... the city of coking industry and the railway station, it became the scene of constant battles and artillery duels.
And now the Corps, with the help of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, are taking their own. Difficult. Meter by meter. The fact that the politicians gave in an attempt to solve. And blood. The enemy does everything in order to finally kill and destroy as much as possible. This night MLRS Hurricane from Avdievka mined the center of Donetsk with PFM-1 mines Lepestok. Already on the Web, a video with a blown up civilian car.
Nevertheless, our troops are advancing, and have already left to the north of Avdievka, the fighting is going on in Sands, the Corps has wedged between Maryinka and Krasnogorovka. Slowly and step by step. Heavy price. The towns turned into fortified areas are doomed to destruction, but there is no choice, the militants doomed Donetsk and Makeevka. And they don't negotiate with terrorists.
Especially with those who burn their prisoners alive:
Russia officially invited experts from the UN and the International Red Cross to investigate the attack on the pre-trial detention center in Yelenovka.
And they will answer. For everything you have done on this earth. And the fact that this is not a strategy, everything is just beginning, but one small republic will finally get silence. First silence since 2014. And this is also a lot for those who live there. As a Russian, I understand that this is an episode of a long and bloody confrontation, as a Donetsk resident ... Donbass needs peace. At least partial. Without artillery terror and mining. Roadblocks that divided families and permanent funerals.