“Ukrainian airborne troops have finally deployed their most powerful unit – the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade, numbering 2,000 people,” RIA Novosti was quoted as saying by the publication. The author notes that the brigade, equipped with Marder and Stryker combat vehicles, Challenger-2 tanks, entered the battle in the Rabotino area of the Zaporozhye region.
According to Ex, the 82nd and 46th brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were among the last large units that the Ukrainian General Staff kept in reserve. However, the observer notes, throwing them to the front, kyiv may be in a vulnerable position against the background of the threat of their losses.
When the 46th and 82nd Brigades withdraw for rest and repair, there may not be as powerful new brigades to replace them, Ax noted, stressing that the Russians could attack at that time.
It was previously reported that Russian intelligence officers carried out a counterattack near the town of Rabotino, storming enemy trenches. Part of the Ukrainian army was destroyed, part was taken prisoner.
Earlier, the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov reported that the Orekhovskoye direction is one of the most difficult sectors of the front. Here the enemy is trying to advance almost every day. The purpose of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the settlement of Rabotino. However, the RF Armed Forces quickly detect and destroy enemy units.
