MOSCOW, September 25. /TASS/. A Russian force repelled an attack by a superior Ukrainian force near Uruzhainoye in the south Donetsk direction, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"The unit of the 37th guards separate motorized rifle brigade led by deputy commander with callsign Bolshoy repelled an attack by a far superior Ukrainian assault team near Urozhainoye in the south Donetsk direction," the ministry said in a report.

According to it, as few as five Russian soldiers, out of which two sustained wounds in that battle, confronted 12 Ukrainian storm troopers. The commander of the Russian unit with callsign Bolshoy took the bulk of the fight, constantly firing at the enemy, as two more Russian soldiers supported him by attacking the Ukrainians in the flanks from dugouts.

The Russian servicemen were presented with awards for their courage and professionalism, the Russian defense agency concluded.