The Russian military reported a massive withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Sudzha without providing cover for themselves

The military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), who remained in Sudzha, Kursk region, are withdrawing in small units, without even providing cover for themselves. This was reported to Izvestia on March 15 by the Russian military.

The Izvestia film crew was escorted into the city at night, put in an armored car.

According to the commander of the fire support platoon with the call sign Apostol, our soldiers use the identification signals "friend or foe" when moving. If there is no response to the request, it means that the enemy is ahead.

"Sometimes they change into our uniform, trying to look like us. They can also put red tape on it," he said.

The enemy is trying to withdraw to his troops by two or three people, hiding in the city, in the basements. I have to find him. Disparate groups have contact with their commanders, they tell them where to go, what to say if they are stopped, and who to introduce themselves to, correspondent Alexander Safiullin learned.

"The whole of Suja and all its nearby settlements are under the control of the troops of the Russian Federation. That is, the enemy is now trying to waste some beams, woodlands, that is, they have thrown mortars, they have thrown a lot of things," added the commander of the first airborne assault battalion of the 11th separate airborne assault brigade with the call sign Kaspiy.

Iron Stream: unknown facts about the daring operation to free Suji

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On March 10, it became known about the operation "Pipe" to introduce the Russian military into the depth of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the city of Sudzhi. To do this, the military overcame about 15 km of the pipeline. The actions of the stormtroopers helped ensure the breakthrough of the enemy's defenses by the advancing troops of the Russian army. Later, on March 13, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of the settlement from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.