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Russian sabotage group attempts border breach in northern Ukraine

According to Ukrainian commanders, the border guards engaged the Russians for 1.5 hours before the sabotage group retreated.
byYevheniia Martyniuk
04/02/2024
2 minute read
Russian sabotage group attempts border breach in northern Ukraine
Ukrainian border guards in the Sumy Oblast. Photo: Serhii Naiev via Telegram
Russian sabotage group attempts border breach in northern Ukraine
On 3 February, a Russian sabotage group attempted to breach Ukraine's northern border in Sumy Oblast, reported Ukraine’s Joint Forces Commander Lt-Gen Serhii Naiev.  Russian forces daily shell border regions of northern Ukraine. They also employ sabotage groups, which clash with Ukrainian border guards. However, according to Ukrainian commanders, there has been no major Russian troop buildup in that area. Per Naiev, there were 10 armed Russians. Ukrainian border guards opened small arms and mortar fire on them, also calling for reinforcements. The Russians then changed tactics, splitting into two groups.
"One Russian group evacuated casualties under artillery cover. The second tried flanking the strongpoint but a Ukrainian counter-sabotage unit had arrived. The 90-minute battle ended with the attackers driven far beyond the border,"Naiev wrote on Telegram.
Russian sabotage group attempts border breach in northern Ukraine
Ukrainian border guards in the Sumy Oblast. Photo: Serhii Naiev via Telegram
The situation remains difficult in Sumy Oblast bordering Russia not only due to shelling, but attempted border breaches. On 27 January, a Russian sabotage group shot dead two people driving in the border village of Andriivka.
As a result, Ukraine banned vehicle travel on certain road sections within 5 kilometers of the Russian border in Sumy Oblast. Read more:

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