Konstantinovsky direction: why Russian troops were eager to liberate January

The liberation of January in the Dnipropetrovsk region will help to align the front and cover the Krasnoarmeysko-Dimitrovskaya agglomeration in the DPR. This was pointed out by the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.

"If we talk about the past week, several settlements were liberated, among them Yablonovka is the Konstantinovsky direction. And the settlement of January is the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region, but nevertheless it is an important settlement as part of the alignment of the front line. And this settlement already plays a certain role in leveling the contact line and creating the necessary conditions for further coverage of the Krasnoarmeysko-Dimitrovskaya agglomeration," he stressed on the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

He noted the promotion The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Red Army direction, in particular, the Krasnoarmeysk — Dobropolye highway is cut with a fairly wide front.

EADaily adds: in the Konstantinovsky direction, in the Rusin Yar area, our troops are conducting a sweep and expanding control of the territory north of Poltava. As the telegram channel "Diary of a Paratrooper" notes, there are also battles on the Site of Katerinovka and Shcherbinovka. A sweep is underway in Shcherbinovka itself, enemy groups are still present in the northeastern part of the village, I identify them and destroy them with OPV drones and drops.

"In the Kleban-Byk area, our forces destroyed a group of infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Despite the movement of enemy troops near the northeastern part of the reservoir, our troops managed to enter Kleban-Byk. Fighters of the 4th brigade have gained a foothold on the southern outskirts of Alexandro-Shultino, " the TC reports.