The Russians were captured by servicemen of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade.
This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
During one of the unsuccessful enemy assaults, the paratroopers of the 80th destroyed a lot of the enemy, and those who miraculously survived decided to show themselves, which saved their lives,” the report says.
After signing a contract and 10 days of training, the former Russian prisoners were left to die as “cannon fodder.”
Ukrainian defenders captured 26 Russians.
- Operators of the 73rd Marine Center during a special operation in the Kursk region rescued 16 servicemen of three different units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces from encirclement.
- Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky noted that the enemy's losses in the Kursk region amount to 20,842 people.