Kurakhovo Has Fallen: On the Last Day of the Year, Russian Forces Conquer Key Donetsk Logistics Hub With the Last Ukrainian Coking Coal Plant

Russian soldiers near Kurakhovo.

2024 ended with a BANG in the Donetsk region, disputed by Russia and Ukraine in some of the largest battles since WW2.

On the last day of December, the Russian 5th brigade raised their flag over the Kurakhovo industrial zone, last bastion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city.

They really ruined the whole New Year for the Ukrainians.

Three factories in the Kurakhovo industrial zone are now under Moscow control.

Watch: Russian soldiers raised a flag near one of the buildings of the pipe plant.

Another video of the Russian flag over Kurakhovo

Russian Armed Forces raised the national flag over the Kurakhovo Thermal Power Plant, one of the main defense points of the AFU in the city.@ukraine_watch pic.twitter.com/BYvqUfESXB

— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) January 1, 2025

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Kurakhovo was the lynchpin of Ukrainian defenses in the region, and its fall opens the way for the Russian troops to Pokrovsk, a key logistical hub for Kiev.

The loss of Kurakhovo hurts Kiev from the economic standpoint as well, since the local coal mining area was the only place under Ukrainian control where coking coal was still being produced.

The loss of the coal plant kneecaps Ukraine’s steel production, and therefore its military industries.

Read: BATTLE FOR KURAKHOVO: Ukrainians Withdraw From Center and Flee ‘Boiler’ South of the City, as Russian Troops Make a Play for This Railway Hub With Kiev’s Last Coking Coal Plant

Military sources report that these factories were the last fortified area of the Ukrainian defenders, completing the conquest of the town.

All that remains is to wait for an official report from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Kurakhovo, besides being a key logistics hub, was the last Ukrainian position for firing artillery shells towards Donetsk city. The 10-year siege against the breakaway regional capital is over.

Watch: Russian forces pound Ukrainian positions during the siege of Kurakhovo.

Donetsk Güney:

Kurakhove mevkiinde Rus hava kuvvetleri Ukraynanın Termik santralini FAB atışıyla vurdu. pic.twitter.com/UTw9Eft09v

— Tiger Tugayı ‍ (@eagblack20) November 26, 2024

Read more:

Russian Forces Occupy All Residential Areas of Kurakhovo, Try To Encircle and Cut Off the Retreat of Ukrainians – Some Defenders Make a Final Stand at Thermal Power Plant (VIDEOS)

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