Head reported Donetsk Republic Separatist (Eastern Ukraine) Denis Pushilin, targeting and destroying the 36th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
“We announce that the 36th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been completely destroyed, which will now make it easier for our units to move through certain areas of Mariupol,” he said, according to the Russian TASS news agency.
Earlier, a spokesman for the police forces of the Donetsk Republic, Eduard Basurin, said that six soldiers of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces “voluntarily laid down their arms,” and confirmed that Donetsk forces had captured four tanks, two armored vehicles and two groups of Tactical Communications. Harris, as he put it.
It was also reported that specialists from the Popular Forces were examining documents and secret means of communication abandoned by soldiers of the 36th Brigade.
Donetsk separatist east Ukraine (Archyde.com)
It is noteworthy that the military operation, which was launched on February 24, came days following Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the secession of the Donetsk and Lugansk republics in eastern Ukraine.
In 2014, the rebels managed to control large areas in the two regions, and announced the formation of the Donetsk Republic andLugansk Republic On the border with Russia.
But the two entities are completely dependent on Russian financial and military support.
