DONETSK, March 1. /TASS/. Russian troops destroyed a column of Ukrainian armor and personnel near the settlement of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), adviser to the DPR head Igor Kimakovsky told TASS on Friday.

"Our troops hammered a column of armor and personnel of Ukrainian armed formations near Chasov Yar. The enemy tried to disguise its presence but failed," the adviser said.

Russia’s precision strikes wiped out several Ukrainian armored vehicles and about 20 enemy personnel, he specified.