Russia actually lost an elite brigade of marines, including command staff, in the battles near Ugledar. Politico reports..
“The 155th brigade had to be understaffed three times. The first time after Irpin and Bucha, the second time after the defeat near Donetsk. And now almost the entire brigade has been destroyed near Ugledar,” said Alexei Dmitrashkovsky, spokesman for the Tauride Defense Forces.. “A large number of enemy forces, including command staff, were destroyed near Ugledar and Marinka in the Donetsk region.”.
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The invaders lost a large number of soldiers and commanders near Ugledar and Maryinka - 150-300 Russian marines died daily. In the same direction, the enemy lost about 130 pieces of equipment in a week, including 36 tanks..
It was the Marine Corps that twice smashed the Armed Forces of Ukraine in eastern Ukraine - the 155th Marine Brigade suffered devastating defeats in November last year near Pavlovka and in early February near Vuhledar.
In both cases, they suffered huge losses due to management failure..
As a result of only one battle in February, more than 30 pieces of equipment and hundreds of soldiers were lost near Ugledar - this is confirmed by photos from the battlefield.
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In addition, we recall, according to British intelligence, the Russian army has suffered the greatest losses since the beginning of the war in Ukraine over the past two weeks, losing an average of 824 soldiers killed per day..