Russians used poisonous substances: in the Armed Forces told about fighting in reeds

Despite the difficult situation, the representative of the Khortytsa troops informed Nazar Voloshin, the southern part of the settlement is under fire control of Ukrainian artillery. Russian troops used chemical poisonous substances against Ukrainian defenders during the fighting for the settlement of the Donetsk region.

As the representative of the operational-strategic group of Khortytsa troops said on April 23, Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshin, the enemy tries to fix himself in the southern part of the village.

"The situation in the area of ​​the settlement of the reeds of the Donetsk region is difficult: in the desire to seize the settlement the enemy applies all the available arsenal of weapons, including chemical poisonous substances against our units, is trying to gain a foothold in the southern part of the reed," the officer said. According to Voloshin, most of the settlement remains under the fire control of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

In particular, Ukrainian artillery controls the southern part of the reeds, and the fire of the batteries is directed in such a way as to knock out hostile units from their positions. "The southern part of the settlement is under the fire control of our artillery, and comprehensive measures are taken to knock the enemy from the southern part of the reed and stabilize the situation in this direction," the lieutenant colonel emphasized.

On April 19, information was received that in the Avdeevsky direction of the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation broke in the outskirts of the settlement of the reeds, after which the command of the Defense Forces decided to transfer to this area of ​​reinforcement. Meanwhile, on April 22, DeepState analysts reported that the enemy still managed to enter the settlement and get fixed in a multi -storey building.