The Russian army in the Kupyansk direction destroyed three sabotage and reconnaissance groups (DRGs) attached to the Ukrainian army. TASS Dmitry Shepelyavtsev, head of the press center of the Zapad group.
“Artillery fire disrupted two rotations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the settlements of Orlyanske and Sinkovka,” he said.
Shepelyavtsev emphasized that with the help of Acacia self-propelled guns it was possible to destroy the enemy outpost, six Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated.
He also added that the mortar crew of a 120 mm gun was destroyed in the Dvurechnoe residential area.
Formerly grouping of “Western” troops reported On the destruction of four DRGs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kupyansk.
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.