According to RIA Novosti, he clarified that attempts to break through were made near the village of Davydov Brod.
As a result of only the first attempt to break through, the Ukrainian army lost about 200 soldiers and 20 units of military equipment.
“About 70 people are killed on the site of the battlefield.
All attempts to break through, which the Ukrainian army is making, end in the death of soldiers who are driven to the slaughter, ”he said.
Earlier, Stremousov said that the Ukrainian military made two attempts to break through the region's defense line.