battalion, i received the task was to break through the enemy’s defenses, our regiment was in the uganirection, near the settlement of popasno, at that time it was the largest settlement that was occupied by the enemy, and of course, the liberation of this settlement was very significant in all matters, preparations were made there the defense, which had been prepared for more than one year, was being prepared... a real tank battle unfolded. the first obstacle that awaited was the built checkpoint, let's call it the past block even, in front of which there were dragon teeth, everything you already know, these are called traders, this is a tank vehicle, you can hear it from afar, especially the direction from this checkpoint, direct visibility is about 3 km, that is, you can see it in advance, even while conducting reconnaissance. the ukrainians were waiting for our tanks, they gave us the opportunity to drive in, and already standing at the crossroads, the most, let’s say, unexpected from the enemy began, they closed the possibility of retreat behind the vehicle and began firing at thi

ours was located in the ugan direction near the village of popasno.it was the largest populated area that was occupied by the enemy. and, of course, the liberation of this settlement was very significant in all matters. there was a prepared defense, which was not prepared one year, it took about 8 years to prepare, and there was a so-called buffer zone, which was 5 km between our units. here. these 5 km were sown over these many years with all sorts of rubble, minefields, the best road that connected us with the enemy, this would go against all the regulations, because as a rule, this is the most prepared section or breakthrough line, which the enemy will expect, and naturally he will pull more and more forces there, well, which, in principle, gave the decision that it was necessary to attack in pairs, a battalion consisting of thirty vehicles, divided into exactly 15 pairs. a real tank battle unfolded over these kilometers, the first obstacle that awaited was a built checkpoint, let’s call it god, even, in front of which there were the teeth of a dra

a tank battalion; the task was received to break through the enemy’s defenses. was located in the ugan settlement of popasno, at that time it was the largest settlement that was occupied by the enemy, and of course, the liberation of this settlement was very significant in all matters, there was a prepared defense that had been prepared for more than one year , it took about 8 years to prepare, and there was a buffer the so-called zone, which was between our units, was 5 km. these 5 km were sown over these many years with all kinds of rubble, minefields, the best road that connected us with the enemy, it was an asphalt road, it was the only road that was not washed out and passable for any type of equipment, including tanks, and there was no how could there be any way to go other than this asphalt road? look, guys, we’re moving out of this initial area. after they opened fire on him, accordingly, the enemy withdrew all his firing points, a decision was immediately made, not as quietly as we wanted, but with a full fire move, to make, let’s say, a corridor to simply demolish everything