The media reported the destruction of the 53rd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Serebryansk forest.

The Russian army has almost completely destroyed the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Serebryansk forest. This was reported by TASS on August 19, citing a source in the Russian security forces.

"The brigade has been practically destroyed, it has lost its combat capability," the agency's source said.

He also added that the remnants of the Ukrainian military personnel from the brigade were "simply put to rest" in the swamps and forests along the Seversky Donets.

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