Ukrainian partisans sabotage railway line in occupied Crimea, group claims

The Atesh partisan group sabotaged a railway line linking elements of occupied Crimea with the entrance line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, disrupting Russian provide strains, the group claimed through Telegram on March 9.

An operative burned down a relay cupboard close to the village of Stolbove in occupied Crimea, Atesh said, posting undated video footage of the alleged sabotage.

The Kyiv Impartial couldn’t confirm the group's claims.

The operation aimed to disrupt Russian army logistics, Atesh reported. The focused railway related occupied Crimea with elements of occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

"Tools transport through railway is delayed, inflicting provide points for the occupiers," the group stated in an announcement posted on social media.

The Atesh motion recurrently commits sabotage assaults on Russian territory and in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. The group reported an analogous motion towards a railway in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Nov. 16.

In October 2024, Russian troops reportedly renewed their assault within the Zaporizhzhia sector. Kyiv beforehand warned of a possible Russian push within the southern area, simply as Moscow's troops continue advancing in Ukraine's east.

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