It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.
“During the cleansing of Metelkino, several Ukrainian militants surrendered, including one of the commanders of the Aidar battalion.
Now it turns out how high-ranking he is, ”the agency quotes the interlocutor.
In addition, it is reported about the battles for the village of Sirotino.
On June 18, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced that Akhmat special forces units, together with the second corps of the People's Militia of the LPR, had liberated the village of Metelkino, which adjoins Severodonetsk.
He noted that in the battles for this settlement over the past week, the Ukrainian side "lost 600 to 700 of its soldiers killed and wounded."