Units of the Armed Forces (AF) of Russia broke through the defenses of the Aidar battalion in the Donetsk region. This was announced on Saturday, March 19, by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
It is noted that during the operation, about 30 militants, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle and four off-road vehicles were destroyed.
“The units of the Russian armed forces, having crossed the Kashlagach River, broke through the defenses of the Aidar battalion and, advancing 5 km, reached the Shakhterskoe-Novoukrainka line. Currently, they are fighting with units of the 54th separate mechanized brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine, operating in the second echelon,” the report says.
According to Konashenkov, a battle is now underway with units of the 54th separate mechanized brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine, operating in the second echelon.
In addition, according to the Ministry of Defense, a group of people’s militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) destroyed up to a company from the 53rd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, completely took control of the village of Taramchuk and pursues the retreating enemy. In turn, the troops of the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) have reached the northern outskirts of the city of Lisichansk and are carrying out the destruction of disparate groups of nationalists who have retreated from the city of Rubizhne.
Earlier that day, it was reported that an employee of the main department of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) voluntarily surrendered to the Russian military during a special operation in Ukraine. The SBU officer handed over detailed information regarding all persons involved in sabotage activities in the territory of Donbass.
Also on the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry published footage of the destruction of a reconnaissance and sabotage unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with high-precision weapons.
In addition, Konashenkov said that Russian aviation destroyed three S-300 air defense systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, three installations of multiple launch rocket systems, 12 warehouses of rocket and artillery weapons, 43 places of accumulation of military equipment and one radar station for guidance and target designation were destroyed.
In mid-February, due to the aggravation of the situation in the Donbass as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian military, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics announced the evacuation of the civilian population to the Russian Federation and asked for recognition of independence. On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a corresponding decree.
On February 24, Russia launched a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass. As the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov clarified, the special operation has two goals – the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine. According to him, both of these aspects pose a threat to the Russian state and people.
For more up-to-date videos and details about the situation in Donbass, watch the Izvestia TV channel.
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