Thanks to the successful actions of our soldiers, the enemy was discovered in time, who was trying to attack in the Volnovakha direction.

Ukrainian soldiers continue to securely hold their positions / photo REUTERS

Today, March 14, the Russian occupation troops tried to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian defenders in the Donetsk direction. The enemy suffered heavy losses.

This was reported by the Operational-tactical group “Vostok”.

“Today, as of 17:00 on March 14, in the area of ​​responsibility of the Vostok operational-tactical group, the Russian occupation troops tried to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian defenders in the Donetsk direction. In the course of repelling offensive operations, the enemy lost up to 100 personnel, 2 tanks, 3 infantry fighting vehicles and 1 armored personnel carrier. After an unsuccessful attempt to break through our defenses, the enemy retreated,” the report says.

It is noted that thanks to the successful actions of our soldiers, the enemy was detected in time, who was trying to attack in the Volnovakha direction. As a result of the battle, 4 infantry fighting vehicles and up to two infantry platoons were destroyed.

“Also, during the day, Ukrainian aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on the accumulation of military equipment and columns of the enemy. In particular, a support column was destroyed by artillery fire – more than 12 vehicles. Having suffered losses, the battalion tactical groups of the 336th separate brigade of marines and “The 11th separate air assault brigade of the Russian Armed Forces retreated. Ukrainian soldiers continue to securely hold their lines and inflict maximum damage on manpower and equipment of the Russian invaders. Fighting continues,” the Vostok Operational-Tactical Group noted.

(C)UNIAN 2022