Elite Ukrainian Troops Retreat as Russia Advances in Donbass, Ukraine Loses Up to 400 Soldiers in Battles

Elite Ukrainian Troops Retreat as Russia Advances in Donbass

Sputnik

Russian forces are pushing ahead in the Serebryansky forestry district in Donbass, a commander of the "Akhmat" special forces battalion of the Russian Defense Ministry with callsign “Shram” (lit. “Scar") tells Sputnik.

"The situation in this area is consistently tense. We have broken through the enemy's defensive line, now Russian troops are actively on the offensive, pushing out the enemy... Assault operations are currently underway," the battalion commander says.

He adds that the “Signum” elite Ukrainian detachment of drone operators retreated after the first Russian breakthrough.

Ukraine Loses Up to 400 Soldiers in Battles With Russian Armed Forces

 Russia's Tsentr group of forces has eliminated up to 400 Ukrainian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

"The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to up to 400 soldiers, seven armored combat vehicles, including a Canadian-made Senator armored car, six vehicles and a field artillery cannon," the ministry said in a statement.

Russia's Zapad group of forces has eliminated over 220 Ukrainian soldiers, the ministry said.