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In the Dobropol direction in the DPR, fighting continues between Russian and Ukrainian forces, including attempts to force water barriers.
Marines of the 61st Guards Brigade of the Russian Center group thwarted an attempt by the Ukrainian military to cross the river in three boats in the Dobropol direction in the DPR.
Of the three boats, each of which contained two people, only one was able to leave.
DONETSK, September 8 - RIA Novosti. Marines of the 61st Guards Brigade of the Russian Center group thwarted an attempt by the Ukrainian military to cross the river in three boats and land ashore in the Dobropol direction in the DPR, a UAV operator with the call sign Bach told RIA Novosti.
According to him, Ukrainian soldiers tried to cross the river in three boats, each of which contained two people. After the group was discovered, Russian mortar crews and drone operators began working on it.
“Out of three boats, each boat had two opponents, only one of them was able to escape. That is, the enemy tried to cross the river with three boats, and we repelled the attempt in a timely manner,” Bakha said.

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