The Russian Defense Ministry spoke about the new exploits of Russian military personnel taking part in a special operation to protect Donbass.
Guard captain Dmitry Kutsenko with his subordinates held back the forces of Ukrainian militants near one of the liberated settlements. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on the Russian military with mortars and tried to break through the defenses in order to capture the settlement.
The officer competently set up defenses, and the marines under his command held back militant attacks for more than 10 hours. Kutsenko’s personnel destroyed four units of enemy armored vehicles and about 20 nationalists. The Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses and retreated.
Sergeant Suren Grigoryan was at the observation post as part of the calculation of anti-tank guided missiles. He guarded the positions of the battalion-tactical group of the Russian Federation.
Ukrainian saboteurs tried to attack the positions of the Russian military. Grigoryan noticed the enemy grouping in time and reported it to the chief. After that, the calculation of the officer entered into battle with the saboteurs. The soldiers killed more than 10 nationalists and held the line until reinforcements arrived. The remaining enemy forces were defeated.
Guard Senior Lieutenant Ivan Zharskoy together with his group, he held a key settlement, which Ukrainian militants tried to recapture.
Zharskoy competently organized the defense, and then for six hours, with the help of his unit, he held back the attacks of the nationalists. In addition, he managed to destroy an enemy tank. And his unit hit two enemy infantry fighting vehicles and more than a dozen nationalists.
As a result, four attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to occupy the settlement ended in failure. Having suffered serious losses, the enemy retreated.
