The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on November 5 released new details of special operation "Cheburechnaya," which Ukrainian intelligence officers conducted in Sumy region in autumn 2026. The servicemen spoke about the course of the combat mission, which allowed to disrupt the offensive plans of Russian troops and liberate a significant territory.

This was reported by HUR, publishing an interview with the operation participants from the GROUP 10 unit of the Active Actions Department of military intelligence.

The operation lasted seven weeks and consisted of two stages. During this time, Ukrainian special forces cleared 642 hectares of territory from Russian military personnel, after which they handed over the liberated positions to other units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

According to intelligence data, the main task was to prevent the advance of Russian units toward important logistical routes of Ukrainian troops. HUR asserts that the assigned task was accomplished and the enemy's offensive plans were disrupted.

In the materials published on November 5, intelligence clarified the results of striking Russian targets. During the operation, Ukrainian servicemen destroyed or damaged:

  • 61 drone launch positions or UAV control points;
  • 31 artillery systems;
  • 368 units of automotive equipment;
  • 630 shelters and fortifications.

In total, according to HUR assessment, more than 1100 Russian targets were hit during the operation.

Earlier, on October 20, Ukrainian intelligence reported on the results of this mission. At that time, it became known that 29 Russian servicemen were taken prisoner, another 108, according to HUR, were killed and 157 were wounded.

40 Ukrainian special forces soldiers directly participated in the active phase of the operation. The claimed losses of Russian troops have not been independently confirmed.

A new element of the publication was detailed testimony from the operation participants. In the video material, servicemen of GROUP 10 recount the fulfillment of assigned tasks, difficulties of combat work, and results of countering Russian units.