Ukrainian Special Forces Raids Along Border Disrupt Russian Offensive Plans

In a series of skirmishes along the border with Russia, Ukrainian special forces, often operating behind enemy lines, continue to attack Russian positions and logistics, disrupting the Kremlin's attempts to prolong their now disappointing summer offensive.

The point of the Ukrainian raids is to forestall any Russian efforts to salvage residual value from what is now universally recognized as another lost season of offense by Putin's forces. JL

Valentyna Romanenko reports in Ukraine Pravda:

Working beyond the line of contact, Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces detected and successfully raided Russian troops who were attempting to establish a new position near the Ukrainian border. The Special Operations Forces came under heavy artillery fire from Russian troops. The Russians attempt to gain a foothold failed. 

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) have shared footage of a successful raid on Russian troops who were attempting to establish a position near the Ukrainian border.

Details: The report states that while carrying out special tasks near the border with Russia, a unit of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces came under heavy artillery fire from Russian troops. Under intense shelling, the soldiers were forced to withdraw to a safe zone.

During the manoeuvre, SOF operators detected a group of Russian servicemen attempting to set up a new position.

Thanks to the coordinated and swift actions of the SOF operators, the Russians’ attempt to gain a foothold in the area failed"

 

"A border, rain and a cluster of enemy troops are no hindrance, just normal working conditions for the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Special Operations soldiers are working non-stop in the hottest parts of the combat zone and beyond the line of contact, launching devastating strikes against the enemy. On this occasion, a group of operatives from one of the Special Operations Forces units carried out a lightning raid on an enemy position near the border with Russia."