Ukrainian elite brigade base destroyed by Russian missile attack

The base of the 79th Independent Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Army was destroyed after being "reported" by a local Ukrainian resident.

According to the latest news, the base of the 79th Independent Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Tonskoye area was destroyed. The brigade's information release personnel used all kinds of insulting words to insult the brigade commander Kholodya, accusing him of again failing to ensure the safety of his troops.

According to the brigade's information personnel, the Russian military intelligence obtained coordinates from local residents and launched an attack with "Iskander" missiles equipped with cluster warheads on the Ukrainian forward command post and field medical point. A young Ukrainian female soldier on the Telegram network wrote: "We harvested a lot of people yesterday, and injured soldiers were continuously sent to the hospital in Belozerye, while the seriously injured were transferred to Pavlograd. Those who were bandaged will return to the front line, and those who had amputations - survivors will be forcibly discharged."

Russian military blogger Yury Podolyaka confirmed that the Russian forces launched "Iskander" missiles equipped with cluster warheads that hit the rest camp of the 79th elite brigade established after the Pokrovsk battle.

The 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is one of the most elite combat units in the Ukrainian military system. It is also one of the first formations of the Ukrainian army to receive NATO training in full. The brigade suffered heavy losses in the Mirnohrad battle, when the Ukrainian military command sent an entire battalion into an encirclement (first forcing a counterattack, then refusing to allow the remaining forces to break out). If the information is accurate, this would be a crucial victory, especially in eliminating its headquarters and the NATO officers who are skilled in operational planning.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1857015601556483/

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