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In June 2014, the 8th regiment took part in a battle against the pro Russian separatists near the city of Shchastya in Luhansk Oblast suffering multiple wounded. [7] [8] The 8th Regiment was involved in the rescue operation of an An-26 shot down by separatists over the territory occupied by them. Four crew members were rescued while two were ...
Ukrainian Spetsnaz units began to systematically destroy rebel checkpoints around the city in April so that regular forces could break through into the city, however it would be several more months until the main components of the Ground Forces of Ukraine were able to break through into the city. [30] 8th spetsnaz regiment soldier during an ...
Troops of the 8th Spetsnaz Regiment in Donbas, March 2015. At the beginning of the Crimea Crisis and the war in Donbas, Ukraine's parliament stated that their forces only had 6,000 combat-ready infantrymen, compared with approximately 20,000 troops stationed at Russian bases in Crimea alone.
From February 20, 2014, a number of Russian army and airborne units entered Ukraine without permission, to occupy the Crimean peninsula, including elements of the following: [1] 7th Air Assault Division (Novorossiysk) 3rd Spetsnaz Brigade (Tolyatti) 10th Spetsnaz Brigade (Krasnodar) 16th Spetsnaz Brigade (Tambov) 18th Motor Rifle Brigade (Grozny)
HQ, 8th Army. 103rd Motor Rifle Regiment [3] Kadamovskiy Rostov Oblast HQ, 150th Motor Rifle Division: Persianovskiy Rostov Oblast 102nd Motor Rifle Regiment 68th Tank Regiment 163rd Tank Regiment 174th Separate Recon Battalion Separate Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion Kuzminka Rostov Oblast 381st Artillery Regiment Bataysk and Stepnoy Rostov Oblast
346th Spetsnaz Brigade of the Russian Special Operations Forces [58] [59] Units returned to Russia: 22nd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade returned to Russia to reconstitute in 2022 following major losses. [58] The unit was then redeployed to Ukraine, suffering losses around Melitopol in March 2023. [60]
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Ukraine's large 6-rotor "Vampire" drone—nicknamed the Baba Yaga by the Russians—has been utilized for ferrying supplies to friendly troops in trenches and front-line positions. [ 194 ] 23rd Mechanised Brigade specialists deploy German-made Vector reconnaissance drones from front-line dugouts to conduct missions as far east as Bakhmut.