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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont and Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv

‘The occupier should never feel safe’: rise in partisan attacks in Ukraine

A replica of the Victory banner over the central square in Melitopol in early May.
A replica of the Soviet victory banner in Melitopol’s central square in early May. Last week an explosion struck close to the office of Melitopol’s self-appointed mayor. Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP

Ukrainian partisans in occupied areas of the country are increasing attacks and sabotage efforts on Russian forces and their local collaborators, with organised underground efforts appearing to spread.

Six Russian border guarders were reportedly killed last week when their position came under fire near the Zernovo border checkpoint in Ukraine’s north. Two days later an explosion struck close to the office of Yevgeny Balitsky, a pro-Kremlin Ukrainian official in Melitopol.

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