# Russian Sabotage Teams Push Behind Ukrainian Lines as Komar Counteroffensive Slows

*Monday, October 26, 2026 at 6:14 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-10-26T06:14:10.550Z (3h ago)
**Category**: conflict | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 8/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: Russian diversionary and reconnaissance groups are operating deep behind Ukrainian lines near Dobropillya, while Ukraine’s counteroffensive near Komar in Donetsk Oblast continues but is slowing under heavy resistance.

Russian forces are trying to stretch Ukraine’s defences by infiltrating small sabotage teams into the rear while holding firm against a grinding counteroffensive in another sector of Donetsk Oblast.

On the Dobropillya direction, Russian diversionary and reconnaissance groups are being detected at significant depth behind Ukrainian lines, according to frontline reporting. These groups are being resupplied by Russian drones and are attempting to move deeper into Ukrainian-held territory. Their missions include sabotage and reconnaissance.

This poses a particular danger to Ukrainian artillery crews and drone operators based away from the immediate trenches. Those units depend on relative distance from the front to function, and they’re attractive targets for infiltrators seeking to blunt Ukrainian firepower or identify high‑value positions.

Drone resupply allows these Russian groups to operate with fewer obvious ground links to their own side, making Ukrainian rear areas less predictable. Roads, fields and small settlements well behind the line can no longer be assumed safe if a handful of well‑equipped teams are hiding and watching for targets.

Further along the line on the Komar direction, also in Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian forces are still on the offensive but their advance has slowed amid fierce Russian resistance. Reports say Ukraine has achieved additional gains in recent weeks, including clearing a salient southwest of Komar that had complicated its own positions.

The Russian command has, after more than six months of continuous Ukrainian pressure in this area, decided to send reserves and other reinforcements to the Komar direction. That move suggests Moscow is determined to prevent a wider breach just as Ukraine’s pace of advance is becoming more limited.

For Ukrainian commanders, these developments pull resources in competing directions. They need to maintain pressure where they’re still moving forward while also diverting troops and drones to track and disrupt Russian groups operating in the rear.

Key indicators in the coming days will be any rise in reported attacks on Ukrainian artillery units or support hubs near Dobropillya, and whether Ukrainian forces can keep making small, steady gains around Komar despite the arrival of Russian reinforcements.