Chief Master Sergeant of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade Magura Valeriy Markus urged Ukrainians not to believe the false reports from the Russians about the supposed high casualties of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He stated that when the Russians claimed that 350 soldiers of the 47th Brigade had been killed, there were actually only five. He also reported that the occupiers had suffered heavy losses, with more than a hundred of their dead being brought to Tokmak from this direction alone. Additionally, he reported that they had destroyed a dozen and a half of their tanks, two Soncepyoks, and a large number of armored personnel carriers, wheeled vehicles, and other armored vehicles. He also reassured that no Ukrainian soldiers were sent on meat assaults. He concluded by saying that if people had nothing to say, it was better to keep silent or write words of support, as it was a difficult time for the soldiers, but they were still fighting.