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| Ukrainian Armed Forces Destroy Large Group of Russians Near Pokrovsk |
| 2024-12-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] An equal three-on-three battle turned one-sided for the 425th assault battalion. The shootout began when three soldiers from the 425th assault battalion noticed three Russian occupiers on the road. A group of fighters from the 425th Ukrainian assault battalion, supported by mortars and drones, as well as American-made M-2 Bradleys, destroyed Russian forces that outnumbered them five to one, the military reported in a video posted on its Telegram channel. The shootout began when three soldiers from the 425th assault battalion spotted three Russian occupiers approaching along the road. So the Ukrainian soldiers saw the Russians, but they did not see the Ukrainians. Ukrainian troops "came out and controlled the situation with a grenade." A few well-aimed rifle shots ended the ambush, killing two of the hostage takers. An even three-on-three battle turned one-sided for the 425th assault battalion. Another dozen Russians, who were being watched by a Ukrainian drone the entire time, followed the same road. The drone operators joined in the shelling. An M-2 arrived on the scene, probably the same one that most likely landed the first three Ukrainian fighters and "added fire." The skirmish ended with the sappers blowing up the bridge, thanks to which two Russian assault groups approached Pokrovsk. Earlier, the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the Buk-M air defense missile system and destroyed the Buk-M2 air defense missile system of the occupiers in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region. |
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