The soldiers of the 14th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who survived the defeat of the Russian troops, came under fire by the Ukrainian nationalist group “Kraken”. This has been reported Russian Ministry of Defense.
“When entering the northwestern outskirts of Saltovka, the soldiers of the 14th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces came under fire from the positions of the Kraken nationalist formation, most of which were destroyed,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
At the same time, as a result of the fire damage of the Russian army units of the 14th brigade in the Russkie Tishki enclave, the attempt to advance the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov direction was blocked, the losses of the enemy amounted to more than 50 people.
Only 56 soldiers from the brigade that opened fire from Kraken survived, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Previously reportedHe said that the Russian army defeated the offensive of Ukrainian troops in Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog and other areas. During the day, 48 tanks, 46 infantry fighting vehicles, 37 other armored fighting vehicles, 8 pickup trucks with heavy machine guns and more than 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed.