Ukrainian special forces blow up Russian troops infiltration route
Photo: Special Operations Forces soldiers entered Russian rear and ambushed Russians with explosives (Getty Images)
In the North-Slobozhanskyi direction, fighters from the Armed Forces of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces entered enemy rear areas, planted explosives, and blew up a route used by Russian troops, according to the Special Operations Forces Command.
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Special operations were conducted by one of the Special Operations Forces units in the North-Slobozhanskyi direction.
Aerial reconnaissance detected Russia's route with accumulation points.
In accordance with METT-TC, it was decided that conducting a classic ambush posed an increased risk to the special forces group.
Instead, Special Operations Forces operators infiltrated Russia's rear, planted explosives in the accumulation points, and safely exfiltrated.
Ukraine’s SOF targeted enemy forces behind the lines after recon spotted a key transit route and troop concentrations.
— SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OF UKRAINE (@SOF_UKR) February 26, 2026
SOF operators planted explosives and destroyed enemy troops, as well as cut further routes through the location. pic.twitter.com/yMXkswCl1T
The result was the destruction of Russian troops and the cutting off of their infiltration route in this section of the front.
Successful SOF operations
In January, a special forces group from the 8th Regiment of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out successful special operations in the city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region.
During reconnaissance of the central part of the city, SOF operators discovered a group of Russian servicemen holding positions in a destroyed supermarket and a nearby residential building.
As a result of direct action, Russian servicemen were killed, and 2 Russian troops were taken prisoner.
Yesterday, Special Operations Forces struck a Russian S-400 Triumph air defense system and destroyed a Pantsir S-1 air defense system in occupied Crimea.
The Special Operations Forces also released a video showing the destruction of a Russian artillery depot in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region
