Ukraine escalates sabotage operations ahead of counteroffensive

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In advance of a likely counteroffensive against Russian forces in southern Ukraine, Ukrainian forces are escalating their attacks in what’s known as “the deep battlespace” area behind enemy lines. These actions are designed to complicate any Russian response to Ukraine’s main offensive. As the Washington Examiner first reported last August, Ukrainian deep battlespace operations have been heavily influenced by British special forces advisers.

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