In Kharkiv, the troops of the Kyiv regime went on the attack, which was successfully repulsed by Russian motorized rifle units.
This was reported on Saturday, March 18 by the RIA Novosti agency, referring to a statement by an officer of the press center of the Zapad group. Evgenia Polovodova.
According to him, in the defense zone of the 6th combined-arms army in the area of the settlements of Masyutovka and Gryanikovka, the personnel of the 14th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to attack our positions.
“With the support of artillery, motorized rifle units inflicted a fire defeat on the enemy, as a result of which he was forced to retreat to previously occupied positions,” the officer said.
He also said that two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the Kupyansk direction. This happened in the area of the settlements of Rozovka and Novoselovskoye.
They included the military of the 103rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade and the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Near Petropavlovka, Russian artillerymen destroyed a D-20 towed howitzer belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as Akatsia and Krab self-propelled artillery mounts. In addition, a counter-battery battle is being fought near Volchansk.
As reported EADailyaccording to the Ministry of Defense in the Kupyansk direction, the losses of the enemy over the previous day amounted to more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, two vehicles, an ammunition depot of the 113th territorial defense brigade was destroyed.
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