[REGNUM] The village of Karl Marx and its residents were intended to be set on fire by Ukrainian militants during their retreat. This was reported to TASS on July 14 by the commander of the reconnaissance group of the Vostok group of forces, call sign Izi, citing radio intercepts. He explained that, having received the order to retreat from this settlement located in the west of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were supposed to attack civilian objects with FPV drones with incendiary ammunition. The new, 1236th day of the special operation (SVO) in Ukraine was marked by discussion of this news, among other things.
Nikolaevka and Karl Marx were liberated by Russian armed forces on July 13. The Ministry of Defense clarified that units of the "East" group of troops continue to move into the depths of the Ukrainian army's defense.
The transition of the settlement of Karl Marx under the control of the Russian Armed Forces indicates the successful advance of the army in the southern Donetsk direction, military expert Andrei Marochko told TASS. According to him, the Russian army is currently systematically reaching the administrative border of the DPR, and as soon as the fighters liberate such settlements as Iskra and Zelenyi Gai, the entire border in this area will come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
Video footage of how FPV drone crews of the Vostok group attacked an enemy UAV control point, and how BM-21 Grad crews covered Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the area of the settlement of Karl Marx, was published by the Ministry of Defense Telegram channel on July 14.