By Victor Duda
The Ukrainian defender reported that while Wagner units left their positions southwest of Bakhmut, the troops of the 72nd brigade of the Russian army remained and continued the battle with the Armed Forces. According to journalists, the words of the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Airborne Brigade refute Prigogine's statements that regular Russian troops initially left the battlefield in eastern Ukraine.
Rollo also told the publication that at some point the Ukrainian military was forced to apply Himars against the Russian infantry, which was going to strengthen positions. The Russian regular army capitulated only after it was surrounded. "We spent two hours trying to convince them. Rollo also said that the fighting was mostly at close distance, sometimes the enemy was only 20 meters. He noted that 200 to 300 Russian soldiers were killed that day.
We will remind, on May 8 the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to release a kilometer of Ukrainian land near Bakhmut. Ukrainian defenders managed to carry out a counter -offensive. The fighters of the 3rd assault brigade were able to discard Russian units, including "Wagnerivtsi". Video about how Russian invaders really flee from several positions in Bakhmut area on May 9, the fighters of the 3rd assault brigade.
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