🏴 Capture

Fighters from the 80th Galicia Separate Airborne Assault Brigade captured Russia's newest T-90M Proryv main battle tank during a raid in Kursk region.

August 20, 2024 Russkoye Porechnoye, Kursk Oblast

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Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Fighters from the 80th Galicia Separate Airborne Assault Brigade captured Russia's newest T-90M Proryv (Breakthrough) main battle tank during a raid in Kursk region

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Foreign military supplies are still crucial as Russia continues pushing in Donbas and Ukraine is conducting cross-border incursion in Kursk Oblast.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Hundreds of Russian servicemen surrendered during the offensive beginning Aug 6

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russia holds approximately 6,500 Ukrainian POWs

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces advanced 28-35 km deep into Russian defensive positions in Kursk Oblast

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces controlled 1,263 square kilometers and 93 settlements in Kursk Oblast as of August 20.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:11.166Z

Source story: 3896802-paratroopers-post-video-showing-marder-ifv-in-action-in-kursk-region