It is reported that the Russian army destroyed two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) in the direction of Kupyansk. TASS Head of the press center of the western group Sergei Zybinsky.
He noted that the saboteurs were from the 14th and 92nd separate mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“Moreover [российские военные] Zybinsky blocked three attempts to replace the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the settlements of Dvurechnoye, Timkovka, Tabaevka, ”he emphasized.
In addition, the crews of the Ka-52 and Mi-28 helicopters attacked the positions of the Ukrainian troops in the settlements of Krasny Khutor, Veselovka, Okhrimovka.
Zybinsky also added that a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone was destroyed by air defense vehicles in the Dobroe Pole residential area.
Earlier, the Russian army in the direction of Kherson destroyed 15 saboteurs and a warehouse of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.