The work of the reconnaissance group of the Eastern Military District. Archival photoMOSCOW, July 16Dozens of Ukrainian militants fled from the front line in the Artemivsk area due to the successful actions of the Russian army and significant losses among the military of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Saturday. «Against the backdrop of successful actions of the Russian Armed Forces and significant losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian nationalists refuse to take further part in the hostilities in the Donbas. In particular, 45 nationalists of the 204th battalion of the 241st territorial defense brigade left their combat positions in the Artemivsk region and demanded that they be rotated to the west of Ukraine,» — the department said.
