Corporal Galkin, under heavy fire, captured and held the AFU stronghold in the area of his

Corporal Alexei Galkin, being part of the assault group, was able, despite heavy fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), to capture an enemy stronghold and hold it until the arrival of the main forces of his unit. This was announced on January 27 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The ministry noted that the soldier broke into the Ukrainian positions while performing a combat mission. There, he destroyed two Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters, and then held the occupied area until the arrival of other servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Thanks to the courage and professionalism of Corporal Alexei Galkin, this stronghold, as noted, was captured without loss of personnel.

The Russian Defense Ministry also noted the decisive and competent actions of Lieutenant Roman Zuev, whose unit, performing a combat mission in its combat zone under heavy fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was able to destroy two dugouts, two mortar crews and five soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry noted that Lieutenant Zuev's professional decisions allowed the Russian Armed Forces to develop progress in an important tactical area.

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The day before, the Russian Ministry of Defense also told about the exploits that were performed by Corporal Alexander Rakhno and Sergeant Evgeny Nizhnikov. So, the first soldier destroyed an enemy drone that was trying to attack Russian attack aircraft, and the second completed the task of covering the attack aircraft and destroying the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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