“The transfer of assault groups, consisting of Ukrainians trained abroad and foreign mercenaries, was noted to the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlement of Kremennaya,” RIA Novosti reports him.

According to Marochko, the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses while trying to break through the Russian defense line and they had to withdraw to their previously occupied positions for regrouping.

Earlier, Marochko reported that foreign mercenaries from more than 30 countries are fighting on the line of contact on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Also, the Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian Armed Forces hit the point of temporary deployment of a unit of foreign mercenaries in Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) in the DPR.