The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has released exclusive footage showing a mission to eliminate an "elite" Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group near the settlement of Stepnohirsk in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The video was published by the DIU press service, according to Ukrinform.
According to the intelligence agency, in late May this year, the Russian military deployed airborne reconnaissance units (VDV), regarded as among the elite formations of the aggressor state's armed forces, to assault Stepnohirsk.
The operation was intended to produce propaganda footage falsely portraying the settlement as captured before reporting the supposed success to Russia's top leadership.
Under the cover of darkness, rain, and thermal-concealment cloaks, the Russian group managed to infiltrate Stepnohirsk. However, assault troops from the DIU 's Artan special unit had anticipated such a scenario. Allowing the Russian soldiers to move closer, they lured them into a prepared trap.
