Russian flag raised near Chernihiv border: Ukrainian border guard explains – map

The Russian flag near the border. A Radio Svoboda collage.

Russian media claimed that Russian soldiers crossed the border into Chernihiv Oblast and raised a Russian flag on a bridge over the Sudost River near the village of Hremiach.  

However, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service clarified that the saboteurs did not cross the bridge or enter the village, and additional defence forces have been deployed in the area to ensure security.

Source: Radio Liberty, citing Andrii Demchenko, spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda

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Quote from Demchenko: “The threat from Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups remains, particularly in Chernihiv Oblast. While their activity has significantly decreased recently, the terrorist state continues to deploy such groups, including for psychological operations.  

Today, Ukrainian defenders in Chernihiv Oblast discovered a Russian tricolour flag placed near the border on a destroyed bridge over the Sudist River. Russian propagandist claims that a sabotage group entered the village of Hremyach are false. The enemy saboteurs did not cross the bridge where they had planted their flag.”

Details: A spokesperson for Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service explained that the area where the sabotage group operated is effectively cut off by rivers, with no residents living in the settlements located between the rivers and the border. Additionally, constant flooding in the region makes it impossible to establish proper fortifications.  

At the same time, Demchenko assured that Ukraine’s defence forces maintain full control over this direction and are positioned in strategically advantageous locations to hold the line.

Quote: “Additional resources from Ukraine’s defence forces have been deployed on this front, along with counter-sabotage reserves. Therefore, there is no need to succumb to the enemy’s informational and psychological pressure. Ukrainian defenders have been eliminating enemy forces and saboteurs and will continue to do so.”

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