“Our forces drove the Ukrainian nationalists out of the industrial zone of the city of Rubizhne, which they turned into a fortified area,” he told reporters, his words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
As one of the participants in the assault noted, the offensive of the People's Militia was hampered by underground communications between the shops, through which the militants moved at full height.
“The resistance was fierce.
Machine guns worked, snipers worked.
They were under some kind of means, they were not afraid of anything, they had no fear, ”said the police fighter.
As the adviser to the head of Chechnya, Apta Alaudinov, said earlier, units of the Russian and LPR armies are clearing basements and living quarters in Rubezhnoye.