The 71st Independent Aeromobile Brigade informed about the Russian maneuver. The Russians in the Sumy Oblast tried to break through the defense of Ukraine via a gas pipeline. They were supported by a group riding motorcycles and quads.
The Russians wanted to repeat the surprising maneuver. They suffered heavy losses
The Ukrainians discovered the enemy's intentions in time, so the Russian action ended in a complete failure. They lost 35 soldiers and 17 were wounded. Additionally, the Ukrainians destroyed Russian equipment, including three motorcycles and four quads.
According to Ivan Stupak, a former employee of the Security Service of Ukraine, Putin's soldiers used gas pipelines to penetrate enemy positions also in the Donetsk Oblast, Kanal 24 reports. They also planned similar maneuvers near Orichiv in the Zaporizhia Oblast.
