The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine's Artan, Kraken and International Legion active action units carried out a comprehensive successful operation to liberate a forest area north of the village of Lyptsi, Kharkiv Region. This was reported by the press service of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
"The result of the planned and courageous actions of Ukrainian reconnaissance men is the capture of the enemy's battalion defence area, the destruction of 3 motorised infantry battalions, the Storm detachment and the reconnaissance company of the 7th separate motorised infantry regiment of the 11th Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces," the statement said.
Another Russian soldier was also captured during the assault. This will help bring back the defenders of Ukraine from Russian captivity.
The intelligence service clarified that after clearing 400 hectares of forest north of Liptsi, the situation of Russian military on this section of the frontline is "deteriorating and close to hopeless".
"The peculiarity of the operation was that we managed to bring in the infantry of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine's Charter with incomparably low losses. This is an example of excellent cooperation between professional special forces and a line unit," the DIU said, adding that the successful DIU mission creates conditions for further ousting Russians from the north of Kharkiv Region.