Russia Sieges 2,000 Ukrainian Troops, Azov Battalion And Foreign Charges In Gorskoye-Zolotoye

Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov. (Source: Press Office of the Russian Ministry of Defense/Sergei Bobylev)

JAKARTA - Russian troops surrounded several Ukrainian military units, the Azov Battalion and a group of foreign mercenaries in the vicinity of the Gorskoye and Zolotoye communities in the Lugansk area, Defense Ministry spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov reported on Friday.

"In the latest siege, this time around Gorskoye, four battalions have been trapped: 3rd Mechanized Battalion of the 24th Mechanized Brigade, 15th Mountain Assault Battalion of the 28th Mountain Assault Brigade, 42nd Motorized Infantry Battalion of the Brigade The 57th Motorized Infantry, the 70th Battalion of the 101st Territorial Defense Brigade, as well as the artillery brigade group of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade, a group of Nazi formations from the right wing (Azov Battalion) and a group of foreign mercenaries." launched TASS June 25.

The Ukrainian battle group has been completely shut down, the general stressed. In all, up to 2,000 Ukrainian troops have been trapped, he added.

"About 1,800 military personnel, 120 Right Sector Nazis, up to 80 foreign mercenaries as well as more than 40 combat armored vehicles and about 80 guns and mortars," the spokesman said, adding that 41 Ukrainian soldiers had voluntarily surrendered in the area. in the last 24 years.

The Ukrainian battle group surrounded by Russian troops at Gorskoye and Zolotoye in the Lugansk area was exhausted and less than 40 percent manned, Konashenkov said.

"As prisoners of war said, the encircled Ukrainian combat group was exhausted and less than 40 percent manned. The higher Ukrainian military commands have lost command and control of troops. The supply of weapons, ammunition, fuel and other inventories has been completely cut off," he said. .

It is known that Russian troops tightened their grip around the communities of Gorskoye and Zolotoye, continuously inflicting damage on the enemy with firepower.

"Russian troops took control of half of the Zolotoye community on June 23," the general concluded.