Russian armed forces destroyed 1,500 Ukrainian soldiers and eight Leopard tanks trying to attack Russian positions in the direction of South Donetsk. writes about it TASS Referring to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
The ministry added that 28 tanks were destroyed by Russian troops, including eight German-made Leopard tanks, three French-made AMX-10 wheeled tanks and 109 armored fighting vehicles.
Alexander Khodakovsky, former commander of the Vostok battalion in the DPR reported About the first appearance of Leopard tanks at the front.
Also, Khodakovsky saidThat the Ukrainian army was able to “capture” the urban-type Novodonetskoye settlement in the DPR.
Earlier, the media reported that the attempt of the Ukrainian armed forces to carry out a large-scale attack on five sectors of the front in the South Donetsk direction was unsuccessful. military columnist “socialbites.ca” Mykhailo Khodarenok understood whether the actions of the Ukrainian army were related to the start of the widely announced offensive operation.