Unit Observer
Velyka Novosilka, considered a key hub in southern Donetsk, was reinforced by the battle-hardened 🇺🇦110th Mechanized Brigade from the Pokrovsk sector in December - with additional elements attached to compensate for previous attrition, it was expected to hold the town. However, 🇷🇺Russian elements had already reached the Mokri Yaly river on the northern and south-western sides of Velyka Novosilka, turning the entire urban area into a bridgehead over a water obstacle. Moving both resources and personnel in and out of the city became nearly impossible. Ukrainian forces retreated across the Mokri Yaly, not without substantial losses, and Velyka Novosilka was lost by the end of January 2025.
