Ukraine's 79th Brigade repels one of the biggest Russian assaults on Kurakhove front – video

The soldiers of the 79th Air Assault Tavriia Brigade have reported that they had repelled one of the biggest Russian assaults since the beginning of the full-scale war on the Kurakhove front.

Source: press service of the 79th Separate Air Assault Tavriia Brigade

Quote: "The occupying army simultaneously deployed 11 tanks, 45 armoured combat vehicles with landing force and one Terminator tank support combat vehicle. The Russians also attacked using motorcycles – 12 ‘racers’ participated in the fight.

Enemy convoys moved forward to attack at dawn. The assault started simultaneously from several directions.

Aerial reconnaissance of the 79th Brigade detected Russian equipment on its approach. Our artillery started attacking battle formations of the occupiers right away."

Details: The brigade added that the first tanks and armoured combat vehicles were stopped by attack drone operators. Then anti-tank troops engaged in the fight. Russian equipment was also hit by mines laid by the sappers of the 79th Brigade.

As a result of the battle, the paratroopers struck six tanks and seven armoured infantry fighting vehicles carrying personnel. All 12 motorcycles were burned down, and 40 members of Russian personnel were killed and 37 were injured.

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