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Offensive actions on the Oleksandrivka axis were carried out unexpectedly for the enemy and with minimal losses, as everything possible was done to preserve the
This was stated during an Army TV stream on March 11 by the head of the communications section of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after General-Cornet Marko Bezruchko, Major Ivan Siekach.
— The enemy has eased off a bit. Actually, not just a bit — the assault brigades, the Air Assault Forces, and not only the Air Assault Forces, really beat them back well.
As you know, figures of about 400 square kilometers of liberated territory have already been announced, as well as around nine settlements.
Recently, there was another statement from the General Staff saying that three settlements remain, and then the Dnipropetrovsk region will be fully cleared of the enemy, he said.
The offensive actions are extremely important for boosting the morale of the soldiers, as this is the first tangible success of the Defense Forces on this sector of the front in a long time.
— The situation here is dynamic and unusual for us. There used to be a dark joke in our brigade: when we recalled where we had fought, the guys would say, “Where haven’t we retreated yet?”
And now there is a situation where, for the first time in four years — in the fifth year of the war — the guys say: “We’ll have to move back here again — meaning forward — because it’s too far to drive now, we can’t reach it”, — he retold the brigade joke.
It is important for the soldiers that the advance happened, although not without losses on our side, but with a clear effort by the command to do everything possible to preserve personnel.
— There is forward movement, there are territories liberated from the invaders. And it continues — this is the dynamic.
There have not yet been many official statements; the generals have become a bit cautious with announcements about the situation.
But I want to say that yes, unfortunately not without losses, yet efforts are being made to preserve the personnel, — Ivan Siekach emphasized.
