Moscow - Saba:
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that special forces units of the Southern Group captured a tank crew and at least 10 Ukrainian soldiers, and seized a large fortification of the Kyiv regime forces on the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Sputnik quoted the ministry as saying in a statement: "Continuing the liberation of the occupied territories of the Donetsk People's Republic, soldiers of the Russian Special Forces units of the Southern Group captured a large Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold in one of the towns on the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction, where the special military operation is being conducted."
The statement added: "During the combat operations, the assault units destroyed a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier and a tank, and captured the tank crew and at least 10 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers."
According to a Russian soldier who participated in the attack, the soldiers (the Russian army) decided to storm the stronghold without knowing the number of people inside.
"We entered and discovered 10 of them... The enemy was firing heavily. Initially, they returned fire. Later, they realized their chances were slim and decided to surrender," he added.
According to the latest data from the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 110 servicemen in a single day in the area of responsibility of the Russian Southern Group, in addition to four armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, three field artillery pieces, and an ammunition depot.
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