Servicemen of 5th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of Yug Group of Forces report on liberation of Ostrovskoye (Donetsk Peoples

Servicemen of 5th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of Yug Group of Forces report on liberation of Ostrovskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic) Under the pressure of our assault groups, AFU units were forced to retreat to the neighbouring settlement of Kurakhovo, leaving the wounded at their positions. ’We did not delay, over the past three days we assembled assault groups, hardware, interacted with the tank battalion commander, drew up an assault plan, and entered Ostrovskoye, where we successfully dismounted and consolidated,’ said the company commander with the call sign ’Gertsin’. The Ukrainian fighters who have been surrounded, having realised the superiority of our units, surrendered as prisoners. The servicemen of the Yug Group of Forces show heroism and courage on a daily basis, and continue to liberate the land of Donbass. Russian Defence Ministry Source: MoD Russia