AFU defeats 72nd Brigade units near Bakhmut and takes prisoners

Andriy Biletskyy, the founder of the Azov regiment and leader of the National Corps party, said this on Telegram.

According to official information, part of the Russian forces near Bakhmut were defeated by defenders of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. They defeated units of the 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Federation. Ukrainian soldiers also liberated part of the territory and captured the occupiers.

Biletskyy stated:

As a result of the offensive actions of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the AFU, the units of the 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Federation have been defeated. In fact, the 6th and 8th companies of this brigade were completely destroyed. The brigade's intelligence service was defeated, a significant number of armoured fighting vehicles were destroyed and a significant number of prisoners were taken. The so-called 3rd assault unit of the Wagner military-industrial complex suffered heavy losses.

Also according to Biletskyy, an area 3km wide and 2km 600m deep has been liberated.