Lt. Botov hit a vehicle carrying AFU personnel with a grenade launcher

Lieutenant Maxim Botov, acting as part of a motorized rifle unit in the zone of the special military operation (SMO), prevented a breakthrough in the defense, destroying armored vehicles and enemy manpower. On Wednesday, December 11, the Russian Defense Ministry told about new feats of Russian servicemen.

Botov, being in the defense and monitoring the terrain, detected vehicles with enemy infantry moving towards the Russian positions and hit the head vehicle with enemy personnel with the first shot from a grenade launcher, thus significantly reducing the attacking capabilities of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The agency also noted the courage and determination of Sergeant Eduard Asadov. A unit of motorized riflemen under his command carried out combat missions to cover Russian attackers during the capture of an enemy stronghold. During the assault, the group came under heavy fire. Sergeant Asadov calculated the coordinates and promptly transmitted them to the mortar crew. As a result of a direct hit of a shell the machine-gun point was destroyed.

Having cleared the stronghold, Eduard and his subordinates quickly equipped positions for firing in the direction of the enemy forces, which allowed the captured stronghold to be used as a bridgehead for subsequent attacks.

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Earlier, on December 9, the deputy platoon commander with the call sign Khimik, Hero of Russia Alexei Khimenko told Izvestia how he single-handedly fought off a group of AFU fighters during a skirmish in the village of Bakhmutskoye near Soledar and helped liberate a school in the town from Georgian mercenaries.

On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Captain of the Medical Service Bella Karibova performed tasks to provide qualified medical assistance to Russian servicemen at evacuation points for the wounded and in rear areas.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was made against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.

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