What happened to the Russian soldiers when they got right into the trap?
The river Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Down here, some of the toughest fights are going on.
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Before the Russians tried to cross the river, they laid a blanket of smoke to hide the attack.
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But when the smoke clears, the drones reveal that something went terribly wrong.
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Burnt-out Russian tanks stand along the riverbank.
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The battle for the Donetsk River this week sheds light on how the Ukrainians have stopped Putin’s invasion.
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12. May 2022 21:34
Last updated 8 minutes ago
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On May 8, a desperate message came from the governor of Luhansk, eastern Ukraine.
– This will be a crucial day.
In the morning, Russian forces had managed to cross the vital river. The last major city of Luhansk, and thousands of soldiers and civilians, could be surrounded. A new Mariupol.
But the Battle of the Donetsk River ended in one of Russia’s greatest defeats during the war.
Within hours, a Russian tactical battalion was completely wiped out.
What happened?
A Ukrainian officer gives a surprising insight into how the superior Russian forces went into a deadly trap.
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