This was told to RIA Novosti by the commander of the mortar crew with the call sign "Antip".
According to him, a Russian drone detected an enemy group, after which the Russian troops "suppressed the target" and destroyed several nationalists.
It is noted that the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine returned to the position a few hours later.
“Ukrainian soldiers were thrown into this position with a minimum period of time, despite the fact that there was fire on it,” the commander said.
He added that the Ukrainian command does not take into account the losses.
“The enemy knows for sure that there will be an answer, and they still climb and climb there, even if they suffer losses,” the Russian military added.
Earlier, Russian Su-25 Grach destroyed strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdiivka direction.
It was also reported that Ukrainian troops shelled the territory of the DPR 23 times in a day.