The Ministry of Defense spoke about the new exploits of the Russian military

Photo: © Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Photo: © Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation spoke about the new exploits of the military, who heroically showed themselves during the special operation to protect Donbass.

So, the commander of the installation of the platoon of the barrier of the engineer-sapper battalion junior sergeant Anton Platonov Together with an assault group of motorized rifle units, he participated in breaking through the enemy defenses at an important line. The group conducted an engineering reconnaissance of the area, after which military engineers discovered and neutralized more than 20 mines of various classes.

Platonov identified the positions of the military Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), where there were enemy tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and about twenty nationalists. The unit, which included the junior sergeant, decided to start the battle.

“Thanks to a high level of training, knowledge of combat tactics, a well-built fire system, taking into account the terrain, Junior Sergeant Anton Platonov personally destroyed five Ukrainian militants, and knocked out an enemy tank with a shot from a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher”– noted in the Ministry of Defense.

It is emphasized that the enemy suffered significant losses among the personnel and military equipment. Competent actions of the Russian military made it possible to continue the successful advance of the troops.

Private Artem Kononko together with the unit, he provided artillery support to the troops during the offensive, when suddenly Ukrainian nationalists opened fire on the position of the observation post. The private was able to determine the coordinates of the enemy and correct the firing of our artillery.

As emphasized in the defense department, as a result, the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost two mortar crews and a Grad multiple launch rocket system. Also, the enemy lost a large amount of enemy manpower.

“For courage and courage, Private Artem Kononko was awarded the Suvorov medal”– added to the Ministry of Defense.

Russian special operation to protect Donbass

The DPR and LPR announced the aggravation of the situation in the Donbass on February 17 last year. Then they announced the evacuation of the population.

On February 21, the heads of the republics turned to Putin with a request to recognize their independence. The President held a meeting of the Security Council, after which he recognized the LNR and the DNR. Friendship and cooperation agreements were signed with both republics, which were later ratified by the State Duma and the Federation Council.

Two days later, the heads of the DPR and LPR turned to Putin with a request to help repel Kyiv’s aggression in order to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and civilian casualties. The next day, February 24, the Russian leader addressed the nation and announced the start of a special operation in Ukraine to protect Donbass.

On September 30, Putin and the heads of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions signed agreements on the entry of these regions into the Russian Federation.

Source: Ren

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