SBU in Kharkiv exposed and detained a Russian GRU agent group that had blown up a Ukrainian soldier's car in June 2024, seriously injuring him. The group was preparing further terrorist attacks including targeting a train carrying military equipment.
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The SBU counterintelligence neutralized an agent and combat group of the Russian GRU in Kharkiv that had blown up a serviceman's car in June 2024
Biden's agreement to allow Kyiv to strike targets inside Russia, close to the border city of Kharkiv
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that US weapons could be used to hit Moscow's forces anywhere along the Ukraine-Russia border
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