Special forces units successfully conducted a surprise attack on Russian forces in the peninsula, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukraine said Wednesday that units of its special operations forces recently conducted a successful attack on Russian troops in Crimea.
Kyiv officials didn't specify when the strike took place, other than saying it occurred at night and involved two units of soldiers.dramatic increase in attacks, a representative of Ukraine's defense intelligence service, told the news outlet Ukrainska Pravda that the military units from his country involved in the Crimean operation suffered some losses. But Russia's side saw"many" more personnel killed or wounded, he said.
A Ukrainian special forces serviceman fires during a training exercise in the Donetsk region on April 6. Ukraine said units of its special forces successfully conducted a strike on Crimea but didn't specify when the strike took place."There was a battle with the Russian occupiers; many were killed and wounded among the invaders' personnel," Yusov said."Unfortunately, there are losses among Ukrainian defenders too, though these are still not as many as among the Russians.
Ukrainska Pravda noted that the"Tymur" mentioned in the Telegram post likely refers to a commander of Ukraine's special operation forces units who is known by the alias Tymur. The outlet said Tymur was involved in Ukraine recapturing Snake Island from Russia in 2022 after Putin's navy briefly seized control of the Black Sea island.
A video posted on YouTube by Ukraine's defense intelligence service reportedly shows the special operations forces units arriving in Crimea by sea for the attack.that saw Kyiv forces plant a Ukrainian flag on Crimean soil on August 24, which is Ukraine's Independence Day. A Kyiv spokesperson told Ukrainian media following the mission that Ukrainian troops damaged four high-speed Russian boats and killed at least 30 Russian soldiers.
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