The Security Council announced the successful offensive of the National Guard against the militias near Mariupol

Mariupol, February 10 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – Units of the National Guard, at the forefront of which was the Azov special forces regiment, with the support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, broke through the rebel defenses in the Mariupol area, according to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

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This was announced by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexander Turchynov in a commentary from the scene, the NSDC press service reports.

According to him, during the offensive the cities of Pavlopol, Kominternovo, Lebedinskoye, Berdyansk, Shirokino and others were taken under control.

“The enemy suffered very serious combat losses. Having defeated Russian-terrorist groups around Mariupol, our troops ensured reliable defense of the city, protecting civilians from artillery shelling,” Turchynov said.

As PolitNavigator reported, earlier the DPR denied information from the Azov regiment about the latter’s occupation of three settlements that were under the control of the militia.