Russian troops were ambushed, suffered casualties and were forced to withdraw.
In the Nikolaev area the sniper blocked movement of an enemy column, having stopped the main car, and also captured the Russian officer. This was reported by the Command of the Assault Troops of the APU on Facebook.
“The sniper of reconnaissance division 79 separate landing and assault brigade Nikolaev DShU of Armed Forces of Ukraine Nikolay B., during performance of a combat mission around one of settlements of the Nikolaev area, showed skillful skills in possession of the regular weapon”, – it is told in the message.
According to the command, during the movement of the occupiers' column, he stopped the first armored vehicle “Lynx” of the 34th separate motorized infantry brigade (mountain) of the Russian Armed Forces with an accurate shot.
“The stop of the advanced car caused a traffic jam for the whole convoy, which stopped. This was immediately used by the soldiers of the airborne assault unit, who started firing grenade launchers and machine guns at the occupying ambushed occupiers, ”the command said.
Russian troops suffered casualties and were forced to retreat.
The report also added that in this battle the sniper managed to capture an officer of the Russian army.
Earlier, Ukrainian defenders liberated five villages in the Zaporozhye region from the occupiers .
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