Russia claims control of a major Ukrainian stronghold.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russian troops have taken control of a major stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in eastern Kirovo in Donbass.
According to RT, on June 30, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that assault units of the "Veterans" detachment, part of the "Central" military group, had taken control of a major stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, using tunnels along the Seversky Donets canal that are more than 3 km long.
The squadron's fighter planes secretly cleared and utilized a tunnel over 3 km long along the Seversky Donets Canal. They then moved to the rear of a fortified stronghold with fixed firing positions and underground shelters.
Through the tunnel, the assault troops received ammunition, weapons, and food.
Thanks to this element of surprise, the Russian army completely controlled the stronghold, forcing the Ukrainian troops to surrender, while others abandoned their positions and retreated.
Earlier, the Russian army broke through to the outskirts of Toresk, captured Leninskoye, advanced into Yuzhnoye, and continued its attack on Novgorod.
Accordingly, the Russian Central Group launched a surprise offensive, a breakthrough from Gorlovka to Toresk. After gaining control of Shum, the Russian assault groups captured Leninskoye and advanced into Yuzhnoye.
The successes of the Russian forces were once again acknowledged by Ukrainian military analysts who published a map stating: "The Russian army advanced into the village of Pivdennoye and its suburbs over an area of up to 1.65 km wide and about 2.3 km deep... East of the village of Druzhba, the enemy established a temporary deployment point in one of the buildings of the Seversky Donets canal pumping station."
