ATESH Partisans Expose Russian Base Securing the Kerch Bridge in Occupied Sevastopol

In occupied Sevastopol, agents from the ATESH partisan movement successfully conducted reconnaissance on a Russian special purpose unit responsible for securing the Kerch (Crimean) Bridge.

According to ATESH on November 3, the collected intelligence has been delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The ATESH agents executed reconnaissance of the base belonging to the 102nd separate special purpose detachment of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, a unit tasked with combating underwater sabotage forces and assets. This detachment is permanently located in Sevastopol’s Kostiantynivska Bay.

During the operation, partisans observed the movement of a rubber boat carrying Russian special forces personnel, believed to be returning from a mission. Open-source information confirms this unit’s direct involvement in the security operations of the Kerch Bridge, a critical logistical artery for Russian military forces.

“In addition, a military vehicle and a group of servicemen accompanying the Russian special forces were recorded. They were also able to establish the location of all piers, the observation post, other boats, and vehicles inside the unit,” the statement read.

The partisan movement stated that compromising this military facility would significantly weaken the protective measures surrounding the Crimean Bridge and decrease the overall presence of occupation forces on the peninsula. All gathered data has been formally transferred to the relevant Ukrainian Defense Forces structures.

Earlier, agents from the ATESH movement sabotaged a critical railway line in Russia’s Chuvash Republic, causing a temporary stoppage of military cargo trains en route to the front lines.

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