The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, during tht briefing, reported on the situation with Ukrainian army fighters near the village of Zaitsevo, from where Gorlovka and adjacent settlements are regularly shelled.
“Due to high losses and the cessation of rotation, servicements of the 53rd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, operating in the area of Zaitsevo village, refused to fulfil combat tasks and abandoned its positions by groups,” Konashenkov said.
Earlier, the press service of the DPR People’s Militia announced advances on the Gorlovka front. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine leave their positions and even throw weapons, supplies and headquarters maps in the dugouts.