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Ukrainian partisans sabotage railway line in occupied Crimea, group claims

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Ukrainian partisans sabotage railway line in occupied Crimea, group claims
The location of the railway cabinet relay where the Atesh group claimed on March 9, 2025 to have conducted a sabotage operation. (Atesh/Telegram)

The Atesh partisan group sabotaged a railway line linking parts of occupied Crimea with the front line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, disrupting Russian supply lines, the group claimed via Telegram on March 9.

An operative burned down a relay cabinet near the village of Stolbove in occupied Crimea, Atesh said, posting undated video footage of the alleged sabotage.

The Kyiv Independent could not verify the group's claims.

The operation aimed to disrupt Russian military logistics, Atesh reported. The targeted railway connected occupied Crimea with parts of occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

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Purported footage of a sabotage of a railway cabinet relay near the village of Stolbove in occupied Crimea. Video published on March 9, 2025. (Atesh/Telegram)

"Equipment transport via railway is delayed, causing supply issues for the occupiers," the group said in a statement posted on social media.

The Atesh movement regularly commits sabotage attacks on Russian territory and in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. The group reported a similar action against a railway in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Nov. 16.

In October 2024, Russian troops reportedly renewed their attack in the Zaporizhzhia sector. Kyiv previously warned of a potential Russian push in the southern region, just as Moscow's troops continue advancing in Ukraine's east.

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Dmytro Basmat is a senior news editor for The Kyiv Independent. He previously worked in Canadian politics as a communications lead and spokesperson for a national political party, and as a communications assistant for a Canadian Member of Parliament. Basmat has a Master's degree in Political Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance from Toronto Metropolitan University.

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