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Telegraph
5 days ago
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Ukrainian raid behind enemy lines kills 330 Russian troops
Ukrainian special forces on Tuesday claimed to have killed more than 330 Russian troops in a dawn raid behind enemy lines. Kyiv's defence intelligence (HUR) said a Russian advance in Sumy was 'stopped cold' when troops from its elite Timur unit infiltrated enemy positions and eliminated scores of Vladimir Putin's soldiers in close-quarter fighting and with coordinated drone and artillery strikes. HUR did not specify the exact date or location of the battle, but it comes as Russia's push into the region has stalled in recent weeks because of Ukraine's strong resistance. A video released by HUR shows Ukrainian fighters approaching the target area in a low-flying helicopter before engaging the enemy in a wooded area with assault rifles, machine guns and grenade launchers. Explosions and screams are heard as Ukrainian artillery pounds enemy positions and dead bodies lie on the ground. Outside the trees, Timur troops can be seen speeding in open-top trucks down dirt roads and hand-launching drones in fields. Overwhelmed Russian soldiers were heard over intercepted radio transmissions refusing to attack Ukrainian positions, HUR wrote. '[They were] justifying themselves with far-fetched reasons,' it added. At least 334 Russian troops were killed and over 550 wounded, HUR said. It signed off the video with: 'The armed struggle continues! Glory to Ukraine!' HUR said the operation disrupted Russian supplies of food and ammunition. The action was carried out by the forces of the Chymera, Yunger, Stugna, Siberian Battalion, Aratta, 1514, Paragon, Art Division, First Line, Raven Group, and 6th Special Operations Unit, which are part of the overall Timur Special Unit. Russian forces entered the Sumy Oblast earlier this year after recapturing most of the neighbouring Kursk Oblast in Russia. They aimed to carve out a 'buffer zone' along Ukraine's northeastern border. Ukraine claimed to have halted the Russian advance and even recaptured some villages. Severnnyi, a Russian military blogger, wrote on Monday that Moscow's forces had been surrounded in the Oleksiivka area of the region. He said: 'They have us trapped. Water on three sides, and Ukrainians on the fourth.' The elite Timur unit is an umbrella command within HUR that coordinates a number of specialised forces. The group takes its name from its leader, Lieutenant-Colonel Timur, who planted a Ukrainian flag on Crimea for the first time in 10 years in a special operation in August 2024. In March 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported that HUR operators from the Timur unit were actively fighting Russian-aligned forces in Sudan.
The Independent
23-07-2025
- The Independent
Moment police handcuff bleary-eyed drug dealers sleeping in bed
Police bodycam captured the moment a pair of sleeping drugs dealers were placed in handcuffs while still in bed as officers executed a dawn raid. An investigation into a drugs line operating between London and Leicestershire led officers to serve a warrant on a property in Leicester on 5 October 2022, where crack cocaine with a street value of over £10,000 was found. Bodycam footage shows Miguel Figueiredo-Mendes and Jean Paul Ekombolo, both 28, being handcuffed after police breached the flat door. Figueiredo-Mendes, of Orange Grove in Chigwell, was sentenced to six years and three months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin, while Ekombolo, of Mast Street in Barking, was sentenced to four years imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.
