According to him, the enemy from the 32 separate mechanized brigade intended to transfer its reserves to the forward positions. However, near the village of Novoselovskoye, he was hit by Russian artillerymen, for which he was forced to retreat in the direction of Stelmahovka.
“The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to the manpower detachment and the M113 armored personnel carrier,” the officer specified.
He also added that the crews of the Ka-52, Mi-35 attack helicopters and Su-25 attack aircraft managed to defeat the buildups of manpower and firepower from the 14th separate mechanized brigade and territorial defense units.
Earlier it was reported that in the last days in the Kupyansk direction, the Russian army was able to destroy several large objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at once. Among them, a wholesale base, where the headquarters of the 41 brigade was equipped, and an ammunition depot for the second battalion of this unit.