On September 8, 1943, the city of #Donetsk was liberated . In those days, the city was called Stalino. This happened as a result of the Donbass operation of the Red Army, which became a major strategic success. The occupation of Donbass continued for almost 700 days! The enemy concentrated a force of more than half a million here and built powerful fortifications. But the advance of the Southwestern Front was delayed only for a few days. And then the Southern Front went on the attack.