In a video shared on social networks by the fighters of the Presidential Regiment sent to the front by Volodymyr Zelenskyi, it can be seen how they destroyed 4 Russian combat vehicles with Javelin anti-tank systems.

The equipment of the Russian army was affected by the Javelin systems and SPG-9 recoilless guns, which entered service with the Soviet armed forces in the early 1960s, and the attacks were carried out in coordination with the drones of the Ukrainian forces.

Although the military of the Presidential Regiment of Ukraine did not disclose the exact locations of the strikes, Russian equipment was destroyed during the fighting in the east of the country, intense clashes are taking place in both the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

Ukrainian officials said last weekend that Russian forces were continuing their offensive on the town of Bakhmut, attacking daily, despite heavy casualties.

“These attacks can best be called cannon fodder. They rely mainly on infantry, less on armored vehicles, and cannot advance,” Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko told the Ukrainian TV channel.

In the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, regional governor Serhiy Gaidai said that the Ukrainian army is directing a counteroffensive on Kreminna and Svatove, directions where they are fighting for “every meter” due to the lack of surprise and fortification. region by Russian defenders.

The Presidential Regiment of Ukraine was stationed in the east of the country

At the beginning of November, the first images of the presidential regiment under the leadership of Volodymyr Zelensky at the front appeared on social networks, showing chaotic battles with Russian attackers, most likely in the Donetsk region.

The separate presidential regiment “Hatman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi”, which includes the soldiers in the video, is a special military unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that provides protection for the President of Ukraine, his family, presidential residences and offices. In 2022, it was expanded to the brigade level.

It is not known how many of his soldiers were sent to the front.

Last Friday, the Ukrainian president called the situation on the eastern front “very difficult”, admitting that the Russians managed to advance in some areas.

“In these territories, there is no place left for life on land that would not be damaged by shells and fire,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyi in an address to the people.

“The occupiers effectively destroyed Bakhmut, another city in Donbas that the Russian army turned into burnt ruins,” he added, noting that Ukrainian troops held the front, repelling attacks and inflicting “losses on the enemy in response to the inferno.” to Ukraine under the Russian flag”.

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