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Guerrillas in Crimea infiltrate territory of Russian assault regiment

Guerrillas in Crimea infiltrate territory of Russian assault regiment Guerrillas enter the territory of the Russian assault regiment in Feodosia (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Guerrillas have entered the territory of the 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment in Feodosia (Crimea), according to the Atesh guerrilla movement.

"The Mi-8 helicopters in the footage are used to evacuate the wounded," the message says.

According to guerrilla sources, the regiment suffers heavy losses among its personnel due to intense fighting, including during poorly organized assaults.

"The command replenishes the losses with prisoners, which greatly undermines discipline in the unit and causes dissatisfaction, primarily among local commanders," Atesh adds.

Situation in Crimea

Russian troops, probably fearing a counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces, are redeploying significant resources to Dzhankoy. In addition, guerrillas have recently spotted a convoy of old military equipment in Orikhivka village (Crimea), which was moving towards Dzhankoy.

Also recently, guerrillas surveyed and discovered a new headquarters of the 22nd Army Corps of the Russian Federation in Simferopol. According to available information, the military unit has begun to be reinforced and the facility is being camouflaged.