The Armed Forces defeated under the Vovchansk an elite 83rd Airborne Brigade of the Russian Federation,-Forbes
As reported in the Ukrainian telegram-channel "Nikolaevsky Vanek", which leads a fighter of the forces of defense, the 83rd airborne brigade of the Russian Federation retreated from Vovchansk after three-second battles for the city. "The whole 83rd airborne brigade is urgently taken to the rear to restore combat. The publication writes that if this information is confirmed, it will be a serious loss for the new Russian northern group of troops, which includes about seven regiments and brigades.
"The loss of Russians in Vovchansk can be much worse, since hundreds of soldiers have been trapped at a chemical plant in the Vovchansk Center for two weeks. They have been trapped and may not last long. - writes the publication. The 83rd Airborne Brigade is considered elite. She fought in southern Ukraine in 2023, and this spring participated in the Russian siege of the city of Yar in the East. For the 83rd Airborne Brigade, from the very beginning of his stay in Vovchansk did not set out.
They suffered great losses. "We can no longer! Three days without food and water. No support. I don't know what to do next," said Oleg Vesnin, a Russian paratrooper named Oleg Vesnin, which he recorded on his phone about June 12. Behind him lay the wounded, if not dead, two of his comrades. Two weeks later, the 83rd Airborne Brigade suffered so many losses, solely with those who refused to fight that she could not continue fighting. The unit had nothing left to leave the battlefield.