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Ukrainian defenders liberated 400 hectares in Kharkiv region: Fighting footage emerges

Ukrainian defenders liberated 400 hectares in Kharkiv region: Fighting footage emerges Photo: DIU shows how reconnaissance men cleared the forest near Lyptsi (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Ukrainian reconnaissance men cleared 400 hectares of forest near Lyptsi, Kharkiv region. Footage of active combat has been released, according to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.

The published footage shows the work of soldiers of the DIU's Artan special forces unit - attack aircraft, UAV operators, FPV crews, bombers, and artillerymen.

As a result of a successful offensive operation, the warriors, together with their colleagues from other active units of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, cleared 400 hectares of forest near Lyptsi, destroyed manpower, heavy equipment, electronic warfare equipment, and Russian fortifications, and replenished the exchange fund.

According to the commander of the special forces unit with the call sign "Titan”, the operation was difficult but successful

“We were also targeted by aircraft, missiles, rockets, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, cannon artillery, tanks and mortars... Despite all this, the guys managed to fulfill the task set by our commander Kyrylo Budanov,” the commander says.

Liberation of territory near Lyptsi

Recently, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine reported that scouts managed to conduct a successful operation in the north of Kharkiv region near Lyptsi.

The Ukrainian soldiers cleared about 400 hectares of forest, captured a battalion defense area of the Russian troops, and destroyed a Russian regiment.