Officers of one of the units of the Russian Armed Forces told RT military correspondent Valentin Gorshenin how they are preparing for combat missions. One of the soldiers told how once his squad was saved due to the fact that a branch broke.

Earlier, the commander of the company with the call sign Mozdok told RT war correspondent Vlad Andritsa about the fighting in Maryinka (DPR) The battle lasted a day. As a result, Ukrainian troops suffered significant losses in manpower and retreated.