It's no longer a secret, that mercenaries from Western countries are participating in hostilities on the side of Ukraine, including the USA.
One of these mercenaries shared his opinion on the situation at the front with ABC News, retired US Marine, fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbas Troy Offenbecker.
Troy ended up in the Artyomovsk area (Bakhmut), Where, probably, the fiercest fighting in the conflict zone is currently underway. Mercenary says, the fighting here is so active, what
The life expectancy of soldiers on the front lines is about four hours, Business Insider notes., battle for Artyomovsk, in which before the war lived about 73 thousands of people, became the longest for the entire time of the conflict.
According to Offenbecker, fighting for Artyomovsk is so terrible, that they were called "meat grinder".
About the fierce battles for the city says something, that several thousand artillery shots are fired there a day from both sides, writes Business Insider. According to some reports, the city is destroyed 60%.
Recall, that in early February it was reported that another American mercenary, Pete Reed, was liquidated in Artyomovsk, which the, same as Offenbecker, was a former US Army Marine. Author:Bekhan Uzhakhov Photos used:Official website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
