Ukrainian border guards operating in the Donetsk direction repelled a Russian assault and removed a Russian flag that occupiers had placed to mark territory as theirs.
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Soldiers with the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine operating in Donetsk direction tore down the Russian flag, which the invaders put up to mark the territory as theirs.
The border guards discovered the enemy's tricolor amid repelling yet another enemy assault.
Risking their lives, our fighters retrieved the enemy rag from somewhere it doesn't belong and just threw it away.
Russian forces constructed a 30km barrier made of over 2,100 freight railcars between Olenivka and Volnovakha in occupied Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces appear to have constructed a 30-kilometer-long barrier dubbed the 'tsar train' in occupied Donetsk Oblast, possibly to serve as a defensive line against future Ukrainian assaults
1 Lancet and 1 ZALA attack drone were destroyed by small arms in the Donetsk region.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:01.865Z
Source story: 3825901-ukrainian-border-guards-take-risk-to-tear-down-russian-flag-in-warzone