That is according to the statement on the Khort special unit’s official page on Facebook.
"While performing a combat mission, the fighters of our special unit clashed in a close battle with a group of fighters of the notorious Prigozhin’s Wagner PMC. The combat contact sent the entire enemy group to hell. Among the killed Wagner fighters, a deputy chief of staff was identified," the statement reads.
Read more: 248 Days of russia-Ukraine War – russian Casualties in Ukraine
As it was stated the defenders of Ukraine also captured the dead occupier’s weapon – an AK-12 assault rifle. T
The AK-12 is a Russian assault rifle chambered in 5.45×39mm designed and manufactured by the Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash), making it the fifth generation of Kalashnikov rifles. This assault rifle was adopted by russia’s army in 2018.
As Defense Express reported earlier, Two Groups of Wagner Saboteurs Were Liquidated by Defenders of Ukraine in Kharkiv Region. We also wrote that The Majority of the russian PMC Wagner Personnel Acting in War Against Ukraine are Mercenaries from Among Former Prisoners.
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