Despite the heavy defense preparations, Bagramyan was able to utilize his heavy artillery and air support from the Red Air Force in late December to bombard the town and then launch a three-pronged attack from the ground.
U kasnom prosincu, unatoč velikim obrambenim pripremama, Bagramjan je uspio iskoristiti teško topništvo i zračnu podršku sovjetskog zrakoplovstva kako bi bombardirao grad i pokrenuo napad u tri smjera s kopna.