Report by German Defence Ministry: Ukrainian Saboteurs Successfully Operate behind Russian Forces – Media

The Ministry of Defence of Germany has analysed the course of military operations in Ukraine, which indicates that Ukrainian military forces are attempting to weaken the Russian army through diversions far beyond the front line.

According to Bild, citing the report, pro-Ukrainian sabotage groups disrupted the main railway connection in the territory of the Zaporizhzhia region, occupied by Russian forces.

Furthermore, the railway in occupied Crimea came under attack by saboteurs.

According to the Ministry of Defence of Germany, this proves that Ukrainian forces can still operate in regions under Russian control, far beyond the front line.

The German ministry is also analysing the sabotage of an ammonia pipeline in the Kharkiv region in early June. The report states that "Ukraine's involvement in the destruction of the ammonia pipeline cannot be ruled out."

As stated by the German Ministry of Defence, Russian occupation forces are defending the front line "from prepared positions with all available forces." At the same time, the Russian army increasingly relies on "aerial, missile, and unmanned attacks" to inflict losses on Ukrainian forces.

Russian forces are under pressure in the area of Bakhmut, pointed out the German agency. Additionally, the Russian army "presumably no longer controls the entire city."

Earlier, Colonel Margo Grosberg, Chief of the Estonian Defence Forces' Intelligence Centre, stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting reconnaissance to identify weak points in the defensive positions of Russian occupation forces. According to him, there will be no active counteroffensive operations in the coming week.