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- Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade is supporting the withdrawal from the city of Avdiivka.
- The battle-hardened unit has a contentious political history.
- It emerged from a brigade linked to far-right groups and neo-Nazism.
Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade has been deployed to support the withdrawal from the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk Oblast, announced on Saturday.
The brigade is fighting to stabilize the frontline by counterattacking Russian forces attempting to encircle Ukrainian forces in Avdiivka to conduct an orderly retreat, the Institute for the Study of War reported.
"Despite the fact that the occupiers are suffering disproportionate losses, the situation in Avdiivka remains extremely difficult," said the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade's Telegram account.
Footage from the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade.
— NOELREPORTS
"In conditions of intense fighting, almost every movement and rotation of our forces in Avdiivka was accompanied by Russian drones and artillery.
The video shows an enemy FPV drone hitting our armored personnel carrier. Despite… pic.twitter.com/FF9nM0bSxv
