The 115th brigade responded to accusations of a Russian breakthrough in Ocheretino, Donetsk region.
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Presoficer of the 115th Mechanized Brigade Vadim Cherny said that the brigade did not leave its positions, a commission is working on these events and an internal investigation is underway.
The soldiers of the 115th brigade, with whom Public spoke, also say that they held their positions until the last, despite the lack of weapons.
On April 18, the ex-commander of the company of the 47th brigade, Nikolai Melnik, wrote on Facebook that the breakthrough of Russian troops became possible due to the fact that allegedly “certain units” left their positions, in particular, we were talking about soldiers of the 115th brigade.
Roman Pogorely, founder of the Internet resource DeepState, reported in a telegram channel that the 115th Mechanized Infantry Brigade was responsible for the collapse of the defense in the area of the village of Ocheretino.
The 115th Mechanized Infantry Brigade described the battles for Ocheretino as follows:
Not a single unit of the brigade left its position or ran away. The accusations made by Roman Pogorely are untrue. The charges, who is guilty or not guilty, are determined solely by the commission based on the results of the investigation.
As noted, the 115th brigade held a defense line in front of settlements from Ocheretino to Keramiki.
Once again we would like to draw your attention to the fact that the 115th brigade transferred the area of responsibility in the area around the settlements of Ocheretino and Keramik to another brigade. At that time, these settlements were under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. We also assert that not a single regular unit of the 115th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces left their positions or ran away, as the Russian media present, but heroically held the defense,” the brigade noted.
The military says that the soldiers of the 115th Mechanized Infantry Brigade fought with an enemy that was 10-15 times larger than the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the brigade that replaced the 115th Brigade lost ground.
“Rakurs” reported that the invaders managed to break through and gain a foothold in the village of Ocheretino, Donetsk region. However, that part of the settlement where the enemy is located is under the fire control of Ukrainian troops.
Ukrainian fighters are trying to knock out the occupiers from Ocheretinoye. Heavy fighting continues in the village, but the situation is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units, said the speaker of the Khortitsa OSUV.
Source: Racurs
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