Kurakhove front: 79th Brigade explains Russia's focus

Drymalovsky explained that the Kurakhove front "opens the road" for Russian forces to Vuhledar and Kurakhove. The enemy continues to shell these two cities, seeking to occupy them.

He also noted that the Russians are pushing toward the village of Kostyantynivka, which lies on the route from Marinka to Vuhledar.

"Once on this road, the enemy will be able to move along it to the rear of the (Ukrainian) group holding the city," the brigade representative explained.

He added that the occupiers were bombarding Kurakhove daily with artillery and also striking the city with aerial bombs.

Drymalovsky reminded that his brigade's soldiers are engaged on this front. He also reported that the Russians continue to use a significant amount of armored vehicles in the area.

"Last Friday, there were 27 pieces of armored equipment, and at the end of July, there were massive assaults involving over 50 enemy vehicles," Drymalovsky said.

The situation on the Kurakhove front

On this front, the Russians have conducted some of the largest assaults since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine.

On July 24, they launched an assault involving 11 tanks, 45 armored fighting vehicles with infantry, one BMPT "Terminator" tank support vehicle, and 12 motorcycles. The Russian invaders were defeated by the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade.

The Russians later attempted another assault with many armored vehicles, but they were defeated. The third and fourth attempts by the Russians quickly followed but also failed.

As a reminder, local authorities in Kurakhove have tightened the curfew. Since August 19, it has been in effect from 17:00 to 09:00.