During the battle in the Water, the Ukrainian military has occupied the positions of militants
During the battle near the Water on the Mariupol direction the Ukrainian military has occupied the positions of militants, but then had to go back. This is stated in the story TSN.19.30.
Around noon the Russian-terrorist troops launched a massive bombardment of all of the Mariupol sector. The most difficult situation is still in the area of Water.
There the positions of the Ukrainian military, the militants hit from the “Grad” and self-propelled artillery of large caliber. According to volunteers, the occupants fired at the Marines from all available weapons. And after lunch in their direction moved the enemy tanks. The military is forced to respond with fire.
There is also information that during the fierce fighting, the army destroyed the enemy strongpoint with the terrorists.
“A fight ensued, as a result, the enemy suffered considerable losses and retreated. The Ukrainian division took their positions. But at 12.30, as the occupiers used the heavy artillery with a caliber of 122 and RZSO Grad positions on these, the result was wounded Ukrainian fighters and it was decided to return to their positions”, – said the speaker ATO Sergey Zhmurko.
We will remind, earlier volunteers reported that in a zone of carrying out anti-terrorist operation observed extraordinary aggravation under Mariupol. According to volunteers, this fight with powerful fighters from 2014. Volunteers also reported that in the area of battle was moving tanks of fighters.
Later at the headquarters of the ATO reported that in the fighting in the direction of Mariupol two Ukrainian servicemen were lost, seven more soldiers were injured. According to intelligence reports, in the battle of Water killed six militantsand nine more were injured.