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Donkees

(31,530 posts) Tue Apr 19, 2022, 03:11 PM Apr 2022

⚡️ Ukrainian military regains control of Marinka, Donetsk Oblast. [View all]

The Kyiv Independent
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⚡️ Ukrainian military regains control of Marinka, Donetsk Oblast.

According to the General Staff, Ukraine launched a counter-offensive and drove out Russian troops from the city, which is less than 10 km west of Donetsk.

Marinka was last controlled by Ukraine in mid-March.

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⚡️ Ukrainian military regains control of Marinka, Donetsk Oblast. [View all] Donkees Apr 2022 OP

What is Oblast? Is that a territory like a state or county? doc03 Apr 2022 #1

Definition: Donkees Apr 2022 #2

So, like a state or county? NickB79 Apr 2022 #4

Basically The Equivalent Of A State. GB_RN Apr 2022 #5

Sounds similar in size to a county. Wingus Dingus Apr 2022 #6

Populate of the place being mentioned was around 9,000 before the war. SmallFry Apr 2022 #8

In legal terms, more like a county, but bigger than most US counties muriel_volestrangler Apr 2022 #9

Isn't this the territory where Malcom Nance is in? Botany Apr 2022 #3

Today, maybe. 2naSalit Apr 2022 #18

Gonna be tough w/out air cover. Botany Apr 2022 #20

Yes to all that. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #22

Interesting they would pick that spot. SmallFry Apr 2022 #7

UA's are not the only ones fighting . . .. Lovie777 Apr 2022 #10

What community is left. SmallFry Apr 2022 #12

The territory that the Russians control... Kaleva Apr 2022 #11

I think you are onto something. SmallFry Apr 2022 #14

Battle of Marinka 2015: Donkees Apr 2022 #13

You rock. SmallFry Apr 2022 #16

Looks like 3 sides of it are in Ukrainian control muriel_volestrangler Apr 2022 #15

Looking forward to your link when I get home. TY SmallFry Apr 2022 #17

Another map view: ''The enemy had nearly 25% of the town under its control.'' Donkees Apr 2022 #28

That's incredible. Pepsidog Apr 2022 #23

Well, I don't know how reliable anything can be at that level of detail muriel_volestrangler Apr 2022 #24

A bunch of us are getting some geography lessons from this very horrible situation. erronis Apr 2022 #19

Makes a difference when you are fighting for something. Pepsidog Apr 2022 #21

A huge difference. paleotn Apr 2022 #25

Was interesting yesterday they said people are doc03 Apr 2022 #26

I lived near a similar industrial building. Texaswitchy Apr 2022 #27

Ours was spread out for miles on both sides of the Ohio river. We had buildings nearly 1/2 mile doc03 Apr 2022 #29

The Mariupol Azovstal steel mill is on a Gary Indiana scale. maxsolomon Apr 2022 #30