54e Brigade in moeilijkheden bij Loehanske

De soldaten van de 54e Brigade bij het dorp Loehanske hebben het vandaag zwaar te verduren gehad. Het dorp was vrijwel omsingeld door pro-Russische rebellen, die kans zagen om met een zware explosie een gat te slaan in de verdedigingslinie van de soldaten. Er raakte niemand gewond, want de soldaten wisten zich tijdig in veiligheid te brengen.

De 54e Brigade verdedigt het bruggenhoofd Svitlodarsk. De soldaten zeggen dat zij voortdurend worden aangevallen door de rebellen. In de nachtelijke uren zetten ze daarbij zware wapens in, zoals 120 millimeter mortieren. Soms wordt vanuit pantserwagens geschoten. Vanavond worden zware machinegeweren gebruikt door de aanvallers.

Bron: Unian

Militants destroy Ukrainian stronghold near Donetsk Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions near the village of Luhanske, Ukrainian news service TSN reported. War 21:45, 23 August 2016 139 READ LATER Photo from UNIAN Photo from UNIAN The militants were attacking the Ukrainian army with armored vehicles, grenade launchers and machine guns. One of the strongholds of the 54th Brigade was destroyed by a powerful mine. No casualties or injuries were reported as the result of shelling. Ukrainian soldiers managed to escape in shelters, according to the report. The village of Luhanske was almost surrounded by the militants, TSN reported. The 54th Brigade, which defends this section of the Svitlodarsk bridgehead, is said to be constantly attacked by the militants. At night, the terrorists fired large-caliber weapons, such as 120mm mortars. Since 7 p.m. the militants have launched not very aggressive, but provocative fire from a heavy machine gun, and a few days earlier they used armored combat vehicles.

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