The SBU announced the next unblocking of the riot checkpoint in Slavyansk
Slavyansk, April 25 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – As part of the anti-terrorist operation, Ukrainian security forces unblocked the rebel checkpoint in the village of Cherkasskoe at the entrance to Slavyansk.
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“As part of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), by using the forces and means of special forces of the National Guard, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the SBU, on April 25, an illegal separatist checkpoint was unblocked and destroyed,” the SBU’s official website reports.
According to the message, “special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Security Service of Ukraine are conducting active reconnaissance and search operations, extremist firing positions have been identified in the vicinity of the city of Slavyansk.”
The SBU also announced that measures were being taken “to prevent the movement of militants and the arrival of additional forces and means of the separatists in the city of Slavyansk.”
“Aviation was involved to provide and support the ground component. The forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have equipped and strengthened a checkpoint for Ukrainian military service on the Izyum-Slavyansk road,” the department reported.
Let us recall, as Navigator reported, yesterday the SBU announced the release of three checkpoints, but then the Ukrainian security forces abandoned at least one occupied point, which was explained by tactical necessity. Pro-Russian activists returned and strengthened this position. In addition, eyewitness accounts appeared on the Internet that the Ukrainian military took food and medicine from the seized checkpoint.
The SBU announced the latest unblocking of a rebel checkpoint in Slavyansk.