Russian saboteurs try to slip through dried-up Kakhovka Reservoir toward Zaporizhzhia; three captured
Ukrainian intelligence has captured three Russian saboteurs who tried to move toward Zaporizhzhia across the overgrown bed of the Kakhovka Reservoir. In the footage, one captive says a bomber drone killed most of his group.
Russian sabotage groups are using the overgrown bed of the Kakhovka Reservoir to get behind Ukrainian lines in the direction of Zaporizhzhia. The reservoir has dried up, and the source says Moscow drained it. Ukrainian intelligence says it has captured three people in one such attempt.
What the intelligence footage shows
Video released by Ukrainian intelligence shows the three captured Russian saboteurs. One of the captives says in the footage that a bomber drone, an unmanned aircraft that carries and drops explosives, killed most of his group.
Why it matters
The episode shows that Russian forces are using the territory of the former reservoir as a covert route into Ukraine's rear, while Ukrainian intelligence is detecting and detaining such groups. The source does not give further details, including the exact time and place of the capture.
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