Atesh

Ukrainian Agents Sabotage Russian Offensive, Shifting War’s Momentum

Reports from the Ukrainian partisan group ATESH indicate that agents embedded within the Russian military provided crucial intelligence that thwarted a planned offensive near Vovchansk. This intelligence included precise coordinates of Russian artillery positions, vehicles, and troop concentrations, allowing Ukrainian forces to launch preemptive strikes. ATESH claims its informants continue to gather battlefield intelligence for Ukrainian defense structures. This incident follows a previous report where an ATESH agent helped disable a Russian air-defense system on the Kherson front.

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Ukrainian Partisans Claim Railway Sabotage in Russia’s Tula Oblast

On July 20, the Atesh partisan group claimed responsibility for sabotaging a railway in Russia’s Tula Oblast, near the town of Medvedky, disrupting Russian logistics. The group stated that the sabotage, which involved destroying a relay cabinet, targeted a railway used to transport military personnel and supplies to the Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts fronts, leading to delays in deliveries. This attack, if confirmed, would impact the flow of ammunition, weapons, and dual-use components from factories in Tula. The Kyiv Independent was unable to independently verify the claims made by Atesh.

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