Ukrainian “Cyborgs” Crush Russian “Oplot” Battalion 12 Years After Donetsk Airport Battles

Ukrainian Forces drive Russian Oplot brigade battalion from positions near Pokrovsk

In Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Ukrainian airborne troops have inflicted heavy losses on personnel from Russia’s “Oplot” brigade - the same force they previously fought at Donetsk airport. On the Pokrovsk axis, soldiers of Ukraine’s 79th Separate Tavrian Air Assault Brigade dealt critical losses to the 2nd Battalion of Russia’s 5th Separate “Oplot” Brigade. According to the brigade, Russian troops left so many dead in trenches, tree lines an…

Ukrainian “Cyborgs” Crush Russian “Oplot” Battalion 12 Years After Donetsk Airport Battles

Ukrainian paratroopers from the 79th Air Assault Brigade inflicted heavy losses on Russian forces near Pokrovsk, reportedly destroying an entire battalion from the Russian 5th Motor Rifle Brigade “Oplot,” according to a statement published on the brigade’s official Facebook page on March 15. The battle resulted in the complete combat destruction of the unit’s 2nd battalion, forcing Russian command to urgently withdraw the remaining survivors fro…