12 people were killed and 14 were injured. Today, the DPR command published updated data on Ukraine's losses after an unsuccessful attack on the positions of the Donetsk militia near Mariupol. The attempt to break through the line of defense has recently become one of the largest offensives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a reckless attempt. However, as a result, Ukrainian soldiers had to retreat leaving the wounded and killed. Alexander Sladkov reports from the battlefield.
The settlement of Kominternovo, its outskirts. Further away are the Ukrainian positions. It was the hotspot of tension over the past 24 hours. This is the road which the shells fly, when the shooting begins.
Yesterday, the Ukrainian military attacked the position of the DPR located in the field. But the shells hit the houses of the Kominternovo residents. They launched an attack and fired for about 4 hours. Then, there was silence. After the shelling, the Ukrainian military started an assault. Covering behind a tank and an IFV, they managed to break into the positions of the DPR. Here are the trenches in which we fought last night. Right here, they shot at each other. The dead were here. Right here, where you are standing now, there was a dead man. -A Ukrainian? -Yes.
A part of the DPR emplacement was captured. -Is this a Ukrainian belt? -Yes. Even their machine guns are here. Yes, that's their weapon, here as well. We saw the weapons that the Ukrainian soldiers brought, including flamethrowers, uniforms, bullet-proof vests, and bandages. -Is it a NATO bandage? -Yes. A first aid dressing kit with translation into Ukrainian and Russian. The bullets are placed in such a way that you can immediately grab and load them.
The soldiers of the assault regiment of the DPR Marine Corps went into a counterattack, repelled the Ukrainians and regained their positions. It's scary, of course, because we are all human beings and we are afraid. When the fight starts, you are in a state of affect. There is adrenaline, there is no fear. Just a desire to move on. Meanwhile, the DPR soldiers collected all the bodies of the dead Ukrainian soldiers who remained in the emplacement after an unsuccessful offensive. Probably, tomorrow they will be handed over to the Kiev representatives.
