Legendary 72nd Brigade by Vuhledar: "It Was One of the Most Terrible Battles, But We Survived"

After heavy battles for Kyiv, the legendary 72nd separate mechanized brigade named after the Black Zaporozhian Cossacks moved to the East. Since the summer of 2022, the brigade has been defending Vuhledar, which the russians desperately tried to capture, unleashing fierce battles for it. Hromadske journalists got to the brigade's positions at the beginning of July, a period when the situation was relatively stable. According to the military, they "divided" the russian 155th Marine Brigade and now both sides are on active defense. However, local attempts at assaults are taking place.
"From that side you hear attempts of assault actions. This is called artillery reconnaissance," says the company commander "Rusik", whose infantrymen from the 48th separate rifle battalion hold the line of defense in the Vuhledar direction.
"Every day we are waiting for other attempts. and we are ready for it," "Rusik" assures.
In this report by Diana Butsko and Mykola Pastukh, we talk about what Vuhledar looks like after a year of intense fighting and how the Ukrainian military managed to hold the city.

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Source: @hromadske_ua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc9XegGEvxs
Date: 2021--07-23
Translation: @hromadske_ua
Dubbing: @AlmightyAI

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