By Victor Duda
The correctional facility itself is located in the village of Mala Loknya, Sudzhansky district. According to Smirnov, the fighters of the Rifle Battalion of the Russian troops "North" occupied the defense in the women's colony and "in advance evacuating civilian staff and prisoners, transformed the complex of buildings of the institution into a fortress. " "They erected protective structures around the perimeter and heroically held positions for several days.
During the attempt to break through the Armed Forces, they lost several BMPs and armored personnel carriers and about a hundred militants," Smirnov said. According to him, the Russian servicemen retreated "when the Ukrainian tank destroyed the buildings in the colony and keep them meaningless. " For this the military was awarded the Order of St. George and the Medals for Military Valor.
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