Paratroopers destroy Russian group laying mines near Zahryzove in Kupiansk direction

Paratroopers destroy Russian group laying mines near Zahryzove in Kupiansk direction

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In the Kupiansk direction, paratroopers destroyed a group of Russian soldiers who were trying to lay mines in the area of the village of Zahryzove.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.

In the Kupiansk direction, paratroopers of the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the 77th Separate Airborne Naddnipryanska Brigade of the 7th Corps of the Airborne Forces destroyed a group of Russian invaders who were trying to lay mines in the Zahryzove area.

The paratroopers quickly detected the enemy's actions. Bombers and an assault group were deployed in time, destroying the Russians in a firefight. The mining operation was thwarted and the threat neutralized.

Read also: Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,010 over past day

As reported by Ukrinform, the total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to March 7, 2026, in the war against Ukraine amount to about 1,272,360 people.

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