OFFENSIVE OPERATION BEGINS!
Yesterday we were able to advance north of Avdiivka. We managed to break through the defenses between Sands and Krasnogorovka (large) with the further exit of our units closer to these settlements from a direction convenient for us.Also, the Ukrainian positions in the settlement were subjected to massive shelling and storming. Marinka. As a result of the successful actions of our troops in this direction, the Ukrainian soldiers fled from their positions in the area of ​​​​the shaft of the mine, which is on the northern outskirts of Maryinka.This offensive operation was unexpected for the enemy. Various artillery systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were also destroyed, both in storage areas and in positions. This made it possible to achieve positive statistics of shelling along the entire length of the front in the DPR: for one Ukrainian shell fired, 20 of our shells were fired. Which in turn reduced our losses to a minimum. Unfortunately, four of our soldiers died yesterday and eleven more were injured.

Enemy losses are measured in hundreds. I don’t think anyone can say the exact number. The attack continues today.