Putin congratulated Donbass on the 80th anniversary of liberation from Nazi invaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the residents of Donbass on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the republic from the Nazi invaders. He called Donbass legendary and unconquered and emphasized that “fierce popular resistance” lasted almost 700 days.

“September 8, 1943 is an important, significant date in the history of our country. On this day 80 years ago, the legendary unconquered Donbass was liberated and cleared of Nazi occupiers – the centuries-old stronghold of Russia, the land of workers, warriors, a rich and generous land,” said Vladimir Putin. Video message President published on the Kremlin website.

Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that “the feat of Soviet soldiers in the Great Patriotic War led the Donbass militia nine years ago to defend their land, culture, language.” “And this is our whole Russia: integral in its history, unbreakable in its spiritual traditions and faithful to the covenants and memory of its ancestors. “I heartily congratulate the residents of the Donetsk People’s Republic, all citizens of Russia on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Donbass from the Nazi invaders,” the president concluded.

The Donbass operation of the Red Army was carried out from August 13 to September 22, 1943 against the German Army Group South. The results of the operation were the advance of Soviet troops over a distance of up to 300 km, the completion of the liberation of Donbass, including Donetsk, Taganrog and Mariupol, and provision of access to the Dnieper.