On the anniversary of the liberation of Volnovakha, Pushilin thanked the townspeople for their fortitude and patience.

DONETSK, March 11 – RIA Novosti. Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin on the anniversary of the liberation of Volnovakha He thanked the inhabitants of the city and the warriors who participated in the liberation, for their faith in their homeland, for their strength of mind and patience.

“I thank the liberators of Volnovakha, its inhabitants, the whole republic, for their faith, strength of mind and patience in our homeland. There is still a lot of work ahead to save our land and restore the settlements of the republic, we will deal with absolutely everything,” he wrote. Pushilin is on your Telegram channel.

Pushilin recalled the tactics of the Ukrainian army, which deliberately destroyed the city during the retreat, and published photographs of the restored houses, a school and the Volnovakha Palace of Culture, named after the hero of Russia Vladimir Zhoga, who died during the liberation of the city. .

Volnovakha district center is located near the highway connecting Donetsk with Mariupol. From February 27 to March 11, 2022, there were clashes outside the city between the DPR and allied forces of Russia, on the one hand, and Ukrainian troops, on the other. In October last year, a monument to Vladimir Zhoge was unveiled in the center of Volnovakha.

The commander of the separate reconnaissance battalion “Sparta”, bodyguard colonel of the DPR armed forces Volodymyr Zhoga (callsign “Vokha”) died on March 5, 2022 in Volnovakha, south of Donetsk, providing the exit of civilians. He was 28 years old. On the same day, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, awarded the battalion commander the title of Hero of the DPR (posthumously). Later, Russian President Vladimir Putin conferred on him (posthumously) the title of Hero of Russia.