Several seriously wounded and dead military personnel were indeed unable to be evacuated from the Zenit stronghold in Avdeevka. Then the Russian forces developed a rapid and large-scale offensive, leaving no chance for repeated attempts.
This is stated in the message of the 110th separate mechanized brigade named after Coroner General Mark Bezruchko.
What happened in Avdeevka
— The departure of the personnel of the 110th brigade from Avdeevka took place under conditions of continuous bombing by aviation, artillery shelling, attacks by FPV drones on evacuation vehicles and roads. Several seriously wounded and dead military personnel could not be evacuated, — the message says.
The 110th Mechanized Brigade noted that due to the complete encirclement of the Zenit stronghold, they decided to contact the coordination center and organizations that are negotiating with Russia on the exchange of prisoners in order to provide assistance to the Ukrainian seriously wounded unarmed military.
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The enemy informed the coordinators of the process that he agrees to evacuate Ukrainian wounded soldiers and provide assistance, and in the future — exchange. The brigade noted that Ukrainian servicemen received orders to save their own lives.
Who was shot in Avdiivka
— What happened next — we learned from enemy resources. In the video released by the enemy from the captured Zenit position, relatives identified Georgy Pavlov, Andrei Dubnitsky, Ivan Zhitnik — dead. According to our information, the enemy shot Alexander Zinchuk and Nikolai Savosik. Information about the sixth fighter has not yet been confirmed; he was probably from an attached unit, — explained in 110 OMBr.
It was noted that the Russian Armed Forces — terrorists and war criminals who shot unarmed wounded people. The relevant authorities will conduct an investigation into the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war, coupled with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The 110th Mechanized Brigade assures that they will give a worthy answer for crimes, will avenge every tortured Ukrainian soldier, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces will continue to hold the line because the enemy does not stop trying to attack. They reminded that the war is cruel, and Ukrainians are fighting for freedom at a high price.