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Russian forces liberate Zeleny Gai settlement near Kupyansk — expert

According to Andrey Marochko, the Ukrainian soldiers remaining in Zeleny Gai abandoned their positions and fled in the direction of Borovskaya Andreevka

LUGANSK, January 21. /TASS/. Russian servicemen liberated the settlement of Zeleny Gai in the Kharkov region, making resistance by the Armed Forces of Ukraine virtually impossible. As military expert Andrey Marochko told TASS, the remaining forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fled from Zeleny Gai "under the cover of night".

"After prolonged fire and regular assaults, the Russian forces improved the tactical position of the troops in the area of the settlement of Zeleny Gai in the Kharkov region. This allowed the settlement and its surroundings to be taken under full fire control, making resistance by Ukrainian armed formations virtually impossible," he said.

According to him, the Ukrainian soldiers remaining in Zeleny Gai "took advantage of unfavorable weather conditions, under the cover of night" abandoned their positions and fled in the direction of Borovskaya Andreevka. Marochko noted that at the moment Russian fighters are concentrating their efforts on destroying scattered units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this section of the front.