21/ They retreated to Dovhen'ke, only returning at 23:00. "One of the volunteers, Andrey from Kursk who came together with me said that many simply ran off while retreating. He yelled at them to help pull out the wounded, but they didn’t help."
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Commander orders to leave wounded behind
19/ "When we reported to our battalion commander Major Vasyura about dead and wounded, he cursed: ‘leave them and keep advancing!!!’."
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Veteran soldier advises retreat to inexperienced officers facing mortar attack
20/ The inexperienced officers didn't know what to do and turned to one of the volunteer contract soldiers, a 40-year-old combat veteran, who said: "Guys, we need to fall back, otherwise we will be smashed with mortars and those who stay alive will be finished off".
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Regiment walks 7 km under fire, suffers heavy casualties
18/ The regiment did find enough volunteers, but seem to have had no vehicles. Instead they walked 7 km – taking 6 hours – across the open countryside to Dovhen'ke, under constant mortar, shell and tank fire. Many were killed; many more were wounded, including Shayga's commander.
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Soldier refuses assault due to lack of physical energy
17/ "So they said – decide for yourself if you want to go or not. Four fifths of us (if not more) refused to go. So did I … because I simply had no physical energy to keep going into an assault."
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Russian commanders tell troops they are being sent to certain death in Ukraine
16/ "Many company commanders in the two battalions of the 752th regiment told their fighters that we are being sent to a sure death, since the Ukrainians are well prepared."
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Surviving massive shelling: saying goodbye to life in fear
14/ During the second, rather massive shelling I already said goodbye to my life – I thought that was it, that the next bomb will either rip my legs off or kill me instantly. It was really scary." pic.twitter.com/EkWK8YV26c
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 31 juillet 202214/ During the second, rather massive shelling I already said goodbye to my life – I thought that was it, that the next bomb will either rip my legs off or kill me instantly. It was really scary."
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Ukrainian army shells walking group with Grad and mortars
13/ "As we walked, the Ukrainian army noticed us and started shelling us from Grad [BM-21 multiple rocket launchers] and mortars.
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Russian offensive fails to take Dovhen’ke after bombardment
12/ Their first offensive action was an attempt to take the Ukrainian-held village of Dovhen'ke. However, they came under heavy bombardment as they entered nearby Sulyhivka and got no further.
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Russia suffers heavy losses near Izyum
8/ Russia has suffered heavy casualties in repeated attempts to capture the villages of Sulyhivka and Dovhen'ke south of Izyum. After 3 months of fighting, Sulyhivka is still contested. (Video shows artillery destroying Russian armour in Dovhen'ke).pic.twitter.com/VYZ0ToRADs
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 31 juillet 2022Russia has suffered heavy casualties in repeated attempts to capture the villages of Sulyhivka and Dovhen'ke south of Izyum. After three months of fighting, Sulyhivka remains contested. (Video shows artillery destroying Russian armor in Dovhen'ke).