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Russian troops ambush, capture 17 Ukrainian servicemen – DPR

Russian forces captured 17 Ukrainian soldiers, who were ambushed during an attempted assault near ovobakhmutovka, a spokesperson for a security agency of the Donetsk People’s Republic told TASS on Friday.

“17 servicemen of the Ukrainian armed forces were captured near Novobakhmutovka, where the adversary made a yet another attempt of a counter-offensive, but was ambushed by our forces,” the spokesperson said.

According to him, the Ukrainian military unit was ordered to advance without proper artillery support. As a result, dozens of Ukrainian servicemen were killed.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency