Troops of the Donetsk People’s Republic have put their flag over the liberated part of the town of Volnovakha in Donetsk Region.
As of March 9, DPR units supported by the Russian Armed Forces continue the operation to fully eliminate the remaining grouping of Kyiv’s forces in the area.
Volnovakha is an important logistical point and the key stronghold of pro-Kyiv forces north of Mariupol. At the same time, Mariupol itself is fully encircled by units of the Russian Armed Forces and the DPR. The full collapse of Kyiv’s defense in Volnovakha would mark the inevitable fall of the entire area around it into the hands of the advancing Russian-led forces.
Video from Volnovakha:
Meanwhile, units of the Russian Armed Forces entered into the town of Skadovsk in Kherson Region. No clashes were reported in the area. This means that the resistance of the remaining units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this part of the south of Ukraine was almost fully eliminated. Currently, Russian troops work to secure the region.