In the Melitopol direction, the guards captured the commander of the 70th regiment of the Russian army
The units of the 15th Brigade of the Operational Assignment of the National Guard of Ukraine together with the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue the offensive in the Melitopol direction and prevent the enemy from returning the lost positions with the help of counterattacks.
This was announced by the Deputy Director of the Department of Application Planning of the Main Directorate of the NGU Colonel Nikolai Urshalovich.
“In the Melitopol direction, the units of the 15 brigade of the operational purpose of the National Guard of Ukraine together with the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue the offensive. In extreme conditions of mined terrain and enemy fire, namely 251 shelling from RSFs, tanks and artillery and 4 air strikes, our assault groups of the National Guard with the support of tanks and artillery continue their gradual movement to the south and southeast, displacing the occupiers from the Ukrainian territory”, he said.
At the same time, Colonel Urshalovich reported that on July 18, the fighters of one of the assault groups of 15 Brops captured the commander of the company of the 70th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment, which is stationed in the city. Shaly, Chechen Republic.
Also, during the last week, the air reconnaissance of the National Guard was actively working in this direction, which detected the positions of the enemy's weapons and REB facilities. Most targets at specified coordinates were hit. Also, the exact location of the automated obstacle setting station R-330J “Zhitel” was established, after which it was destroyed by the system of high-precision fire damage of the Armed Forces.
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