Ukraine's National Guard repel 7-hour long large-scale Russian assault

The National Guard of Ukraine has been repelling a large-scale mechanised assault by Russian forces on the Pokrovsk front for more than seven hours.

Source: National Guard press service

Details: The National Guard released several details of the battle. It is noted that this was one of the largest assaults by the Russians on motorcycles.

The Russian offensive on the Pokrovsk front on Thursday lasted a little over seven hours.

It is noted that the Russians lost an average of up to 40 infantrymen, about 13 motorcycles and 3 armoured combat vehicles per hour.

Background: Brigadier General Oleksandr Pivnenko, Commander of the National Guard, said that on 17 April, soldiers of the 14th National Guard Brigade Chervona Kalyna repelled a large-scale mechanised Russian  assault on the Pokrovsk front. As a result, Russia lost more than 240 soldiers killed and wounded. The Russians also lost over a hundred pieces of equipment.

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