The Armed Forces of Russia during the “special operations” surrounded in a boiler in the area of the settlements of Gorskoye and Zolotoy (cities in the Severodonetsk district of the Lugansk region of Ukraine – ed.) Several units of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces, the formation of “Nazis” and a detachment of foreign mercenaries. This was stated on Friday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
“In the next, now Gorsky, the boiler is surrounded by four battalions: the 3rd mechanized battalion of the 24th mechanized brigade, the 15th mining and gear battalion of the 128th mountain-gear brigade, the 42nd motorized infantry battalion of the 57th 57th Motor-projection brigade, 70th battalion of the 101st Brigade of Territorial Defense, as well as the brigade artillery group of the 57th motorized infantry brigade, the formation of the Nazis of the Right Sector and a detachment of foreign mercenaries, ”TASS Konashenkov quotes.
As Konashenkov emphasized, the grouping of Ukrainian troops was completely blocked. He also added that up to 2 thousand people are now blocked in the boiler. “About 1,800 military personnel, 120 fighters of the” Right Sector “, up to 80 foreign mercenaries; as well as more than 40 units of combat armored vehicles and about 80 guns and mortars,” the general said, adding that only in the last day in this area they refused from this area Resistance and voluntarily surrendered 41 soldiers.