Security Service of Ukraine: 11 Russian snipers taken prisoner during special operation
VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2022, 15:42
The Security Service of Ukraine reports that it has captured 11 of the occupier’s snipers as a result of a special operation in the Kharkiv region.
Source: Security Service of Ukraine spokesman Artem Dekhtiarenko
Quote: "In the Kharkiv region 11 Russian snipers were taken prisoner during a special operation run by the Security Service of Ukraine. The detainees were part of the so-called "115th Regiment of the DPR" [self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic], which was firing on Ukrainian positions."
Regarding other revelations of the Security Service of Ukraine, a spokesman said the following:
In the Khmelnytskyi region, the Security Service of Ukraine military counterintelligence neutralised a sabotage and reconnaissance group (SRG) that was planning sabotage in the region. The group consisted of three people who were in touch with their Russian handlers.
The sabotage and reconnaissance group (SRG) members had also videotaped missile strikes by the occupying forces on strategically important sites.
In the Zhytomyr region, an official of one of the defence facilities of Ukraine was detained. This person had been collecting intelligence for the Russian occupying forces about the number and combat readiness of aircraft belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Sumy region, the head of one of the city councils, his deputy and a local deputy were revealed to be cooperating with the occupiers. During the temporary occupation of part of the Konotop district, these individuals provided material and technical support to the invaders.
In the Kyiv region, the special services established the location of and detained two more collaborators. According to the investigation, these collaborators had been helping to "quarter" the aggressors and helping them to navigate in the Bucha district. In addition, they were taking part in looting and the kidnapping of Ukrainian patriots.
According to the spokesman, since the beginning of the full-scale war, the Security Service of Ukraine has eliminated more than 140 sabotage and reconnaissance groups (SRG) of occupiers and exposed 4,000 collaborators.
