REUTERS

"SBU operatives were tipped that the terrorists systematically penetrate a certain area between the positions of Ukrainian units, using the features of the terrain. The high activity of sabotage groups in this area was due to combat training of newcomers who had undergone special training in Russia. By accessing the rear of the Ukrainian positions, the saboteurs fired at the Ukrainian troops or tried to capture them," reads the statement.

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"As a result, a subversive terrorist group of seven militants got into the ambush. According to the confirmed data, one of the saboteurs was killed in a shootout and another three were seriously wounded," the SBU press service said.

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