Soldiers of the 110th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after Lieutenant General Marko Bezruchko defended the village of Velyka Novosilka, Volnovakha district, Donetsk region, repelling massive Russian attacks for over a month. The soldiers spent a month encircled by the enemy, holding their ground. As a result of heavy fighting, the brigade lost 50 soldiers killed or missing, with many more Ukrainian defenders wounded.