“During the fighting in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Zaitsevo of the Donetsk People's Republic, the 24th battalion of the Aidar national formation of the 53rd mechanized brigade lost more than half of its personnel,” the report says.

The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine withdrew the remnants of the unit to Chasov Yar, the ministry notes.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces hit the points of temporary deployment of the Azov * and Aidar units in the DPR.

* "Azov" - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 08/02/2022.