'Having groups of enemy soldiers in a supposedly secure rear area looks like a serious security lapse,' one expert told Newsweek of a Ukrainian raid overnight.
Ukrainian forces carried out a"special operation" on the occupied Crimean peninsula, Ukraine's military intelligence service said on Thursday, as Kyiv marks the country's independence from Moscow's control more than three decades ago.landed on the shores of the Russian-annexed territory overnight
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, and has controlled the territory south of mainland Ukraine ever since. Ukraine has repeatedly vowed to reclaim the peninsula, which has come under increasing attacks since Kyiv started its summer counteroffensive in the east and south of the country in early June. Soldiers take part in the official celebration of Ukrainian Independence Day in Kyiv on August 24, 2023. Ukrainian forces have carried out a"special operation" on the occupied Crimean peninsula, Ukraine's military intelligence service said on Thursday.The soldiers"engaged in combat" with Russian soldiers, Kyiv said.
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