The commander of the armored group with the call sign “Twelfth” said that in one of the sectors of the front in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Russian paratroopers were conducting offensive operations. It has been reported DEA News.
“During the attack, a paratrooper company discovered an enemy infantry group, orders were received to destroy it,” he said.
He also explained that when they arrived at the border, a group of 10 people was detected with the help of thermal cameras.
“(Time) from the moment the order was received to the opening of fire, the time does not exceed three or four minutes. We worked with a 30 mm automatic cannon and a 100 mm cannon,” he said.
Former Russian Ministry of Defense showed Footage of the destruction of the fortress of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the forces of the mobile reconnaissance unit of the Russian Air Force.
Prior to this, it became known that during the attack on the LPR there were Russian paratroopers. apply multiple launch rocket system BM-21 “Grad” to reduce losses and destroy enemy strongholds.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.