MO: units of the “Southern” group of troops took control of Kleshcheevka in the DPR
The Russian Armed Forces (AF) took control of the settlement of Kleshcheevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). The Ministry of Defense reported this to journalists.
Units of the “Southern” group of troops took control of the settlement. In addition, it also defeated enemy manpower and equipment in the area of Georgievka, Ostroy and Konstantinovka in the DPR. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction of combat operations amounted to more than 365 people.
Retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People’s Militia of the Lugansk People’s Republic Andrey Marochko previously reported about the flight of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the village of Kleshcheevka in the Donetsk direction. According to him, Ukrainian soldiers chaotically retreated from their positions, and the Russian military carried out a clean-up operation in the populated area.
Military correspondents also reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to counterattack in the Kleshcheevka area. On the night of May 20, Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers rode out on ATVs in the direction of the village. Artillery strikes destroyed the enemy assault group along with their equipment.
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