According to Marshal Katukov, whose forces participated in the operation, the Germans retreated so suddenly that they had no time to evacuate or destroy any of the factories, as they had in other cities.
Prema maršalu Katukovu, čije snage su sudjelovali u operaciji, Nijemci su se povukli tako naglo da nisu imali vremena za evakuaciju i uništavanje tvornica, kao što su napravili u drugim gradovima.