# Russia and Ukraine send assault groups deep behind enemy lines, blurring the front

https://mins.news/en/item/27097

- Meduza, 2026-08-20 08:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/20/russia-and-ukraine-are-sending-assault-groups-deep-behind-enemy-lines-blurring-the-front-line

> The war’s tactics have shifted again as Russian and Ukrainian assault groups attempt infiltrations several kilometers deep, sometimes beyond 10 kilometers. Their raids are destabilizing defenses and leaving battle lines intermixed across many sectors, with control of roads and towns unstable. In Donetsk Region, Russian forces are pressing toward Kramatorsk and Sloviansk from several directions.

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