During the raid, as noted by the command, the command post of the RF Armed Forces and 12 invaders were destroyed, and a Russian and an enemy armored personnel carrier 82A were captured.
The special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine carried out a sortie behind enemy lines in the area of the occupied Nova Kakhovka. Special Operation Personnel made public agency press center.
According to military intelligence, a raid behind enemy lines was carried out on the night of January 23-24 in the Novaya Kakhovka area.
Soldiers of the special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate, with the support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, carried out a sortie to destroy the forward command post of the RF Armed Forces, the location of which was established with the help of representatives of the underground and special means.
The department notes that during the raid, military intelligence officers, despite dense mining and fortifications, crossed the river and landed on the opposite bank.
“The scouts destroyed the building where the command post was located with grenade launchers. Perceiving the landing as an attempt to break through the line of defense, the invaders immediately attracted combat reserves – a special operations force unit, aviation and armored vehicles. Thanks to this, intelligence received comprehensive data on the number, composition and locations of enemy reserves “, — stated in the message GUR MOU.
As a result of a successful sortie, the special forces killed at least 12 Russian servicemen, captured an 82A armored personnel carrier and captured one invader. Having completed the tasks of the command, the scouts successfully returned to the right bank.
In mid-January, the MTR Command published footage of a successful special operation near Soledar, during which more than 100 Russian servicemen were destroyed. The places of accumulation of personnel of the RF Armed Forces were identified by the operator of the Special Operations Forces, after which the Ukrainian military attacked the positions of the enemy from the Tochka-U missile system and artillery.
After the New Year, the head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, reported on combat sorties of Ukrainian intelligence officers in the occupied territories. According to him, the MTR fighters carry out raids and go to the highway between Svatovo and Kremennaya to destroy the Russians.