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Russian media released footage: 24 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to the Russian army in the Kursk region

2024-08-17

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Source: Huanqiu.com

[Global Times Report] According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 17th, a spokesman for the Russian law enforcement agency told the media that a detachment of 24 soldiers from the 22nd Independent Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army contacted the Russian army through a special radio channel in a village in the Kursk region of Russia and surrendered to the Russian army.

Russia's Sputnik News Agency obtained and released a video shot by a drone of the prisoner escort.


The picture shows a screenshot of the video released by the Russian Satellite News Agency

On the 6th, the Ukrainian army raided the territory of Kursk Oblast, Russia, and the fighting has continued to this day. According to Xinhua News Agency on the 17th, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Serski, reported to Ukrainian President Zelensky on the 16th that the Ukrainian army advanced 1 to 3 kilometers in some areas of Kursk Oblast, Russia, and captured Russian soldiers. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the same day that the Russian Army Group was thwarting Ukraine's attempt to invade Russian federal territory in Kursk Oblast.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 7th that the Ukrainian armed forces' attack on Russia's southern Kursk Oblast was another "large-scale provocation."