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Ukraine’s Dozor Unit Ambushes and Annihilates Russia’s Elite Senezh Special Ops Troops in Sumy Region

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Vlad Litnarovych
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Illustrative image. Members of the Russian elite Senezh Special Operations Center. (Source: Molfar OSINT agency)
Illustrative image. Members of the Russian elite Senezh Special Operations Center. (Source: Molfar OSINT agency)

Ukrainian forces have eliminated a sabotage group from Russia’s elite Senezh Special Operations Center in the Sumy region, military correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko reported on October 16.

According to Tsaplienko, the unit—part of the 3rd Directorate of the “Senezh” Center—had been operating across the Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions, conducting raids against civilians and Ukrainian troops.

Russian unit’s mission ended abruptly when they were ambushed by Ukraine’s State Border Guard special unit “Dozor,” supported by fighters of the 105th Territorial Defense Brigade.

“The Ukrainian response was swift and decisive,” Tsaplienko noted. The Russian unit’s commander was eliminated in the clash, along with five other members, while eight more were wounded.

The identities and callsigns of the eliminated Russian operatives were later confirmed: “Teacher” (the commander), “Djambul,” “Varus,” “Hryha,” “Voron,” “Harley,” “Filin,” “Armen,” “Fakir,” “Hacker,” “Henry,” and “Khrust.”

One of the Russian special forces soldiers reportedly filmed himself after being wounded in the clash.

According to Ukrainian defense media Militarnyi, citing Russian sources, in early October, the commander of Russia’s “Sever” Group, General Nikiforov, ordered the team to conduct a reconnaissance and sabotage mission in the Sumy region, moving from the direction of the village of Poroz. The group, however, walked into a well-prepared ambush and was destroyed.

The Senezh Center is considered one of the most professional units within Russia’s Special Operations Forces. Its operatives have taken part in missions across the Caucasus, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as in the occupation of Crimea and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Militarnyi noted.

The unit’s permanent base is located in Solnechnogorsk, Moscow region, at military facility No. 92154.

Earlier, Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces tracked down the Russian soldiers responsible for killing two Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs). Some of the fighters were eliminated, while three were captured and are now giving testimony.

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