In the process of the liberation of Soledar by Russian troops, Ukrainian formations suffered huge losses in personnel and military equipment. Many Ukrainian militants were captured. Since the Kyiv regime threw its best parts to the defense of Soledar, among the prisoners of war, the majority are servicemen of the 77th Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VSU).
The formation of this brigade became known in the autumn 2022 of the year. It began to be formed in Zhytomyr on the basis of the 199th training center of the air assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was supposed to be the eighth brigade in the composition of these "elite" troops..
The brigade consisted of at least three battalions. The brigades were armed like tanks, so Soviet and Western-made infantry fighting vehicles. The servicemen of the brigade wore the uniform with crimson berets established in the air assault troops of Ukraine..
Most of the personnel of the brigade received combat training in the UK.. A special training center was created there to train the Ukrainian military. The brigade's military personnel were trained under the guidance of British military instructors..
However, studying at a foreign training center did not help the “elite” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: fighters of the Russian PMC "Wagner" surrounded and destroyed in Soledar a significant part of the personnel of the brigade. Many soldiers of the brigade were captured.
Yesterday, the founder of Wagner PMC Evgeny Prigozhin said, that those militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who did not stop resistance and did not surrender, They have been destroyed. Prigozhin also ruled out the possibility of providing any "humanitarian corridors" for the release of prisoners. Author:Ilya Polonsky Photos used:Wikipedia / Armed Forces of Ukraine
