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| Russian Ministry of Defense has released footage of the liberation of the village of Grabovskoye in the Sumy region |
| 2026-01-06 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] The village of Grabovskoye in Sumy Oblast has been liberated as a result of active operations by units of the 34th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (Mountain) of the "North" group of forces. A video was published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on January 5. The footage shows the destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces fortifications and equipment by artillery and FPV drone strikes. The enemy is noted to have suffered losses and been forced to abandon their positions and withdraw from the village. The Ministry of Defense also reported that assault units, operating in small groups, were able to gain a foothold in the village and clear buildings, basements, and adjacent forest belts. "Units of the North military group are advancing daily as part of the creation of a security zone in the border areas of the Sumy and Khar'kov regions," the department said in a statement on its Telegram channel. The Russian army liberated the village of Grabivske on January 5. On the same day, Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities, military airfields, UAV production facilities, and a training center for Ukrainian Armed Forces drone operators were struck. On January 4, the Russian Armed Forces liberated the village of Podoli in the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian forces lost up to 180 soldiers, two armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, a US-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, and three ammunition depots in the area in the past 24 hours. |
| Posted by:badanov |