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Ukraine war briefing: 
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Updates from the Kupiansk direction.

Here, along Oskil River near Kupiansk, Ukrainian special forces carried out one of the boldest op of war surprise, using helicopter raid deep behind Russian lines, landed undetected, tore through dugouts, safe houses,& staging zones, shattering Russian preparations b4 their offensive even begin, enemy forces in this area maintain a very thin bridgehead on the west bank of the Oskil River, the control of town of Dvorichna allows them to accumulate deploy forces across the river. Enemy plan to use bridgehead to tactically outflank Ukrainian forces in Kupiansk north, as launching pad to link up with their other offensive in Kharkiv. Ukrainians understand that Dvorichna bridgehead will be a key staging ground for the Russian summer offensive in Kharkiv, they must act quickly to undermine any future effort here,
weakness of their forces must cross the Oskil River by boat to reach bridgehead on significantly complicates their logistics. This prevents deploying large numbers of heavy weapons. The lack of man-portable air defenses makes highly vulnerable to any aerial op as Ukrainians could conduct subsequently Ukrainian special op command devised a daring unconventional plan, first air assault op.
They planned to fly over Russian lines  several teams of special forces in the rear of the enemy.

The Ukrainian Special Forces involved in this operation were deployed using American UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, flying low to avoid being detected by the Russians. Penetrating deep behind Russian lines, the helicopters were able to land and dismount several dozen Ukrainian operators before returning safely to friendly territory. Once on the ground, the Ukrainian troops moved quickly and with purpose. After reaching their targets, they launched a series of highly effective and deadly raids against Russian forces. They cleared forest belts and residential areas of enemy soldiers who had been preparing to cross the river. Russian troops were caught completely off guard, never expecting an attack from their rear. Several dugouts were quickly encircled, and numerous Russian soldiers were captured in the confusion. Taking full advantage of surprise and terrain, Ukrainian operators concealed themselves in forested areas, waiting for small Russian infantry groups that were either sent to find them, or were moving to new positions completely unaware. These ambushes were swift and lethal, as the Ukrainians eliminated enemy soldiers at point-blank range using small arms, all while remaining undetected in the dense cover of the forest.

The high level of coordination and preparation of the Ukrainian forces included several armored vehicles, meant to arrive near a designated exfil point to quickly evacuate the operators. This point was chosen carefully, as it had the least amount of frontline activity, and no Russian bridgehead, making it the safest route for the job. The Ukrainians moved through the dense forests behind the Dvorichna bridgehead and avoided areas with larger concentrations of Russian soldiers. The Ukrainian special operators, with intelligence gained from captured Russians, enabled the Ukrainian drone operators to identify large Russian strongholds standing in the way of the Ukrainian exfiltration. Artillery crews and heavy drone bombers were deployed, leading to the decimation of these Russian troops. This focused fire established a corridor for the Ukrainian special forces to safely traverse the forests and reach the western bank of the river, where MaxPro armored vehicles awaited to exfiltrate them back to safety.