Intelligence Operators Showed How Zarya Was Liberated

June 2025

The fighters of the 3rd motorized rifle battalion of the 242nd regiment managed to clear the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the liberated Zarya in the Toretsk direction. Now the settlement is completely under the control of the Russian army.

Exclusive operational reconnaissance footage shows how the assault took place. The enemy turned the local school into a fortified point, but its walls were no reliable defense.

The soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the 242nd Regiment managed not only to quickly enter the village, but also to take prisoner those who did not have time to retreat. The video also shows the work of long-range reconnaissance with the help of the already famous "Lightning" and the evacuation of civilians.