Ukrainian 61st Separate Mechanized Steppe Brigade captured 13 Russian soldiers during a raid in Kursk region after the Russian unit ran out of water and ammunition.
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Fighters from the 61st Separate Mechanized Steppe Brigade of Ukraine's Land Forces captured 13 Russian soldiers during an ongoing raid of Kursk region. After five days of fierce fighting, the enemy unit had no water and ammunition left. As a result, they raised the white flag.
Ukraine made cross-border advances west of its main positions in the Korenevsky and Sudzhansky districts, specifically in the Glushkovsky district near Novy Put in the south and Tetkino in the west
Russia scrambled troops to halt Ukrainian cross-border offensive in Kursk region in the past six weeks
Ukrainian forces captured 13 Russian soldiers in Kursk Oblast, 4 of whom had serious injuries
After 5 days of fierce fighting, the enemy ran out of water and ammunition, resulting in surrender
Russian troops were completely surrounded in the Russian village of Kremianoe in the Kursk region.
Since the first days of the Kursk operation, the enemy has been in an operational encirclement in the village.
Russian troops have periodically attempted to break through with weapons and food but remain trapped.
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