Ministry of Defense: in the region of Opytny and Nevelskoye in the DPR, the losses of the 56th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine exceeded 70%

This was informed by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov.

“In the areas of the settlements of Opytnoye and Nevelskoye of the Donetsk People’s Republic, as a result of high-precision strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces, the losses of the 56th motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in manpower exceeded 70% of the payroll,” he said.

According to him, the personnel of the 23rd battalion of the indicated brigade left their combat positions without permission, having gone to the rear areas.

The Ministry of Defense also reported that during the offensive of the allied forces in the Soledar region, the 14th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 2 thousand people, the rest were taken to the rear.