nikita ishchenko, having come under heavy fire in the forward positions , acted boldly and decisivelytsk , the capital of donbass, which was in occupation at the beginning of the war - this is one of the largest industrial centers of the soviet union, the nazis captured it autumn, 41, donbass liberation operation. it began on august 13, 1943, from two directions of the city, troops from two fronts moved out at once, the key battle was for the highest point on the donetsk ridge, kurgan saur grave, it took three days and finally the path to stalin was opened on the evening of september 7 on the roof of the drama theater. one of the few surviving tall buildings developed red knowledge, and the next day the stunned enemy was driven out of the city. the occupation lasted 22 months during these months. a little bit of this was destroyed differs, some sources say 170,000 civilians, others say more than 200,000 civilians. this means the territory of our region, but nevertheless. that's how many people suffered. the memory of the fallen liberators of donbass is honored with sauromagel and flow