Soldiers of the Western Military District (ZVO) blocked an attempt by Ukrainian troops to break through in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) in the Krasnolimansky direction. It has been reported DEA News.
“We worked in the infantry group as part of an armored group with the T-72 tank and our own ZU-23,” said the commander of the anti-aircraft battery with the call sign Zvezda.
As a result, seven Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated.
At the same time, according to the commander, during the retreat of the Russian army, the enemy opened fire on them from mortars.
the previous day reportedThat Russian troops in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions destroyed more than 60 Ukrainian soldiers.
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.