Ukrainian partisans strike back: Heavy losses and sabotage in Crimea

In the occupied region of Crimea, a significant number of Russian soldiers have been reported injured or killed, according to Ukrainian partisans. Concurrently, the Atesh resistance movement has announced the detection of a convoy transporting heavy military equipment. They assert they are aware of the storage location of this equipment and boldly state, "It won't have to exist for long."

The Atesh partisan movement shared on Telegram the influx of numerous fallen and wounded Russian soldiers into the city of Dzhankoy in occupied Crimea.

"At the station, we witnessed mass transport of the injured and 200 killed from the left bank of the occupied Kherson region," the Kiyv Post cites from the partisans' report. "The Russian military command persists in deploying mobilized forces to the front lines, where they face self-propelled artillery and contribute to the rising casualty figures of the Russian military," the partisans assert.

In Dzhankoy, occupied territory, partisans also monitored a train loaded with BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems heading toward the Kherson region.

"The occupying regime is reviving Soviet-era armaments for combat against the Ukrainian people," the partisans report.

Atesh has observed a swift and significant reduction in military equipment reserves. They claim to be "striving to increase Russian casualties" with the unintended support of Russian soldiers.

They further disclosed knowledge of the location earmarked for the new equipment's storage, adding, "It doesn't have to exist for long," they assert.

By the end of March, Atesh agents were closely monitoring the situation in Crimea, which is under Russian occupation. They report that the Kremlin is amassing troops, even preparing to counter Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance missions in Sevastopol, informs the Kyiv Post.

The partisans also report that Russian special services are undertaking operations to quell pro-Ukrainian sentiments. According to Atesh, Russia is orchestrating new terrorist acts for this purpose.

In mid-April, Ukrainian military intelligence announced that Kyiv had "destroyed or severely impaired" four launchers of Russia's most advanced air defense system, the S-400. The Atesh partisans acknowledged their role in this operation.