It was stated that due to the inconsistency in the actions, the Ukrainian branch was under fire by its own artillery in the direction of Kupyansk. DEA News military expert, Lieutenant Colonel of the People’s Militia of the Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR), retired Andrei Marochko.
He said that in the Novoselovsky district, the military equipment column of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), consisting of two armored personnel carriers and three vehicles, for some reason changed direction and began to move in the opposite direction. direction.
“This column was thought to be Russian and artillery fire was opened on it,” said Marochko.
The expert noted that after the attack, Ukrainian equipment was damaged or destroyed, and personnel dispersed to the nearest forest belt.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation earlier in the day reportedIt was noted that Russian troops destroyed an APU train with ammunition in the Donetsk direction, as a result of which the Ukrainian army lost about 30 soldiers and 10 pieces of equipment.
Three fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine before swam through He surrendered to the Dnieper and the RF Armed Forces.