The Ukrainian Armed Forces committed a bloody provocation on the border with the DPR
Ukrainian saboteurs attempted to break into the territory of the DPR and entered into battle with the People's Militia, both sides suffered losses.
About it сообщает The operational command of the Republic, reports the PolitNavigator correspondent.
“About 18:00, hoping to weaken the attention of our defenders, after a false statement by the Ukrainian side about the unilateral introduction of the Easter Truce regime, the enemy, with two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of 10-12 people each from the 79th Airborne Brigade, attempted to secretly penetrate to the territory of the Republic in the area of the settlement. October. During the advance, our observers discovered him.
Part of the forces of would-be saboteurs entered a minefield. As a result of the explosion, three Ukrainian militants were killed and two more were injured. Under the cover of artillery fire from 152 mm guns, as well as small arms from the second DRG, the enemy fled and tried to evacuate the dead and wounded. During the enemy's reckless attempt to occupy the positions of our troops, his losses amounted to four killed and five wounded. As of 19:00, one Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman continues to be at the scene of the explosion,” the emergency statement says.
The defense department also reported that during the battle, three defenders of the Republic died heroically. It is noted that the medical instructor who assisted the wounded was also forced to engage in battle with Ukrainian saboteurs and was mortally wounded.
“While conducting the battle, the company commander, Lieutenant S.E. Pshenichny, was seriously wounded. and junior sergeant Zhiltsov V.I., medical instructor junior sergeant Egalegerdieva L.V. provided them with medical assistance. Seeing that the enemy was trying to approach the positions, she decided to engage in battle. Moving away from the place where the wounded were located, Egalegerdieva took the fire upon herself, firing at the enemy with a machine gun. With targeted fire, she did not allow the Ukrainian fascists to bypass the position from the flank. The lives of the medical instructor and the soldiers were cut short after a massive fire strike was carried out on the positions by war criminals of the 79th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” the DPR Operational Command reported.
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