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National Resistance Center: Partisans destroy Russian checkpoint in occupied Kherson Oblast

by The Kyiv Independent news desk April 24, 2023 11:58 PM 1 min read
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Ukrainian partisans blew up a Russian checkpoint in occupied Kherson Oblast, the Ukrainian military's National Resistance Center reported on April 24.

According to the National Resistance Center, members of the Atesh partisan movement targeted a Russian checkpoint near the town of Oleshky with homemade explosives.

As a result of the attack, the Russian side suffered casualties, the report said.

The National Resistance Center also thanked local residents of the occupied territories for providing information on Russian occupying forces' movements and positions.

Ukrainian partisans have been working in the occupied territories of southern Ukraine targeting both logistics supply lines and political and military officials working on behalf of the Russian regime.

A glance into Kherson’s underground resistance during Russian occupation
Editor’s Note: We don’t reveal the real names of the people interviewed for this story due to the sensitive nature of their activities that puts them in direct danger. In the story, names were assigned to them for storytelling purposes. KHERSON – Kherson was liberated because Ukraine forced Russia…

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