Ukraine's Air Assault Forces repel Russian assault in Donetsk Oblast, destroying several pieces of Russian military equipment
An airborne unit from the city of Mykolaiv has repelled a Russian assault, destroying two Russian tanks and two armoured personnel carriers, and killing several dozen Russian military personnel in Donbas.
Source: Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook
Quote: "Personnel from the 79th Air Assault Brigade are continuing to hold back the enemy assault in a designated area in Donbas.
Maroon berets [soldiers of Ukrainian Air Assault Forces – ed.] from Mykolaiv have recently repelled an intense enemy assault on their positions. The enemy deployed three tanks and four armoured personnel carriers to conduct the assault. It is worth noting that such a substantial deployment of tanks and armoured military vehicles has lately been relatively rare in this part of the front."
Details: The air assault brigade’s aerial reconnaissance spotted the Russian column in a timely manner, and the brigade’s artillery was able to fire at the invaders’ forces.
This, however, did not halt the Russian forces and they continued advancing towards the brigade’s positions. Russian airborne troops got out of the armoured personnel carriers with the intention of storming the Ukrainian positions.
Ukrainian air assault forces deployed machine guns and grenade launchers to fire on Russian armoured vehicles and military personnel.
Meanwhile, soldiers operating anti-tank missile systems started attacking the Russian tanks, and UAV operators deployed drones to drop ammunition, targeting the Russian infantry.
Air assault brigade from Mykolaiv was able to quickly achieve a desired result, inflicting significant losses on the Russian forces and forcing them to retreat behind a smoke screen.
Ukrainian forces killed several dozen Russian soldiers and destroyed two Russian tanks and two armoured personnel carriers.
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