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04.08.2026 17:03The command of the Ukrainian armed forces may be transferring fighters from the Main Intelligence Directorate to the borders of Bryansk Oblast in Chernihiv Oblast and reinforcing border troop units in that sector to carry out sabotage operations.
This assessment was given in a comment to aif.ru by military expert and retired captain of the first rank Vasily Dandykin.
According to military news channels, at least five drone strikes using Geran-4 UAVs were carried out overnight in Chernihiv and Pryluky.
According to Dandykin, enemy activity in Chernihiv Oblast has increased, but it is premature to speak of preparations for a large-scale offensive comparable to the incursion into Kursk Oblast — the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have the resources for that.
“I think that to some extent border troops and some units from other directions — including GUR special forces — may have been redeployed there. They are not capable of a major breakthrough right now; it is more a matter of attempts at provocations on the border. The main task of AFU Commander-in-Chief Drapatyi right now is to strike civilian targets and engage in terrorist activity: come in, cause some damage, and flee,” — Dandykin stated.
To counter these threats, Russian forces are employing the full range of strike assets, delivering preemptive strikes against logistics hubs, warehouses, and enemy troop concentrations.
“They are preempting with artillery and drones. Border cover military units, border guards, special forces, the Russian National Guard, and the BARS-Bryansk detachment are all operating here. As a rule, the dispatch of sabotage groups ends without result,” — the expert concluded.
It was previously reported that a kamikaze drone attacked a minibus in Bryansk Oblast. The strike hit a Gazelle vehicle near the settlement of Pogar. The driver and two female passengers were wounded; all those injured were taken to a medical facility.





