The military personnel of the Vostok group told about the liberation of Alexandrograd in the DPR

Military personnel of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Vostok group of forces shared the details of the liberation of the settlement of Alexandrograd in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). This was announced on August 19 by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Being clarified. With the support of artillery, motorized infantry broke through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and gained a foothold on the outskirts of the settlement. Moving forward in small groups, the stormtroopers destroyed firing points and strongholds of the Ukrainian military.

"We moved at night, stealthily and unnoticeably, in small groups of 2-3 people, so as not to be discovered. We did it successfully. We rolled down, knocked out the enemy, and that's it," said a scout with the call sign Koba.

Operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) played a special role during the assault The Armed Forces of Russia (RF Armed Forces), which conducted aerial reconnaissance and destroyed equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"We moved mostly at night, we moved in various anti-drone blankets, ponchos. The militants had various vehicles, lightly armored, pickups, armored fighting vehicles. The servicemen who are in the Armed Forces of Ukraine have the same equipment and weapons as ours, those who were from among the mercenaries were already moving with various NATO models," said the deputy platoon commander with the call sign Kum.

The liberation of the village of Alexandrograd strengthened the positions of the Vostok group of forces at this line and allowed them to continue advancing into the depth of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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