Since the end of 2022, units under Colonel Oleh Apostol's leadership have been performing successful defensive and assault operations in Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Luhansk regions.
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Since the end of 2022, units under Apostol's leadership have been performing successful defensive and assault operations in Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Luhansk regions
13 settlements in Donetsk region hit by rocket and artillery attacks on Dec 1
Ukrainian forces repelled Russian assaults near Bakhmut and surrounding settlements
Later deployed to Bakhmut, where the Guards used mortars to help Ukrainian infantry hold their positions
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