28 Russian soldiers surrendered to the Ukrainians along with their officers, writes Dmytro z Translation of war.

Near Avdiyivka (Donetsk), the Ukrainian military fired at a French Cesar howitzerPhoto: LIBKOS / AP / Profimedia

After the defeat near Avdiivka of the 59th Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on May 21, the surviving fighters of the Russian 110th Brigade, or rather the assault platoon, surrendered.

They recorded a video in which they accused the Russian command of sending them to certain death. The highest officer has the rank of captain.

The cities of Bakhmut and Maryinka in the east of Ukraine continue to be the “epicenter of hostilities,” reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, quoted by CNN. On Friday, 25 “combat clashes” took place around the cities of Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Maryinka.