Russian military groupings of the “West” forces were able to occupy more advantageous positions in the special military operation zone. The Russian defense department reported this.
It is noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 495 military personnel in that direction.
Before this, it was reported by TASS that Russian aviation struck a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) in the Kharkiv region, where foreign mercenaries were also located. According to his sources, the deployment point was found after receiving data from agents and checking by aerial reconnaissance in the village of Bugaevka, Chuguevsky district. After this, the Russian Armed Forces aviation inflicted fire on the area. As a result of the air strike, not only Ukrainian military personnel were killed, but also foreigners, Marochko emphasized.
Also, a prisoner of war from the ranks of the Ukrainian army, Yuriy Vodyan, said that American and Polish mercenaries serve as attack aircraft in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The soldier noted that foreign mercenaries have wages at least twice as high as those of the Ukrainian military. Other advantages include the ability to terminate the contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine at any time and go home.
