“During the fighting, 3 km from the Lisichansk oil refinery of the Luhansk People’s Republic, Russian units destroyed two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of mercenaries with a total of 14 militants,” the department said.
It is noted that the first group was "international" and consisted of citizens of various European states.
“The second one included only mercenaries from Georgia, who were part of the so-called Georgian legion.
Mostly criminals fight in the ranks of this gang,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Russian Defense Ministry: Two groups of mercenaries destroyed near the Lisichansk Oil Refinery in the LPR
Earlier, Assistant Minister of the Interior of the Lugansk People's Republic Vitaly Kiselyov said that foreign mercenaries who left Severodonetsk left their weapons in the city.