Posted on 06/16/2024 7:31:51 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian soldiers have been surrendering to an elite Ukrainian combat brigade in the northern town of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region, reports say.
A video released on Wednesday by Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade appears to show Russian troops emerging from a trench with their hands raised above their head or tied behind their backs.
The video appeared to confirm recent reports that dozens of Russian soldiers had been surrendering around Vovchansk, where heavy fighting has raged since Moscow launched a cross-border offensive towards Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, last month.
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Several of the captured soldiers said they had been forced into the Russian army due to financial or legal trouble. Some said they had received as little as one week of training before being sent to the front.
Food and water were limited, and often, they had to buy supplies with their own money.
Almost all the prisoners said their units had suffered severe losses during attacks against Ukrainian positions.
"We received an order to attack positions inside a chemical factory. I don't know, maybe there were 70 of us. We drove there at night," one POW said.
"The drones came out of nowhere and wiped almost everyone out. Most of us were hit. Only seven of us survived and we were wounded. Then we were taken prisoner," he said.
Another soldier said he had been taken prisoner after being the "only survivor" in his unit.
Many complained about the leadership of their officers, who, they said, did not participate in the costly assaults.
The video appeared to confirm major Russian losses and surrenders in the region, revealing that Russia's attempt to open a second front in Ukraine's north has stalled.
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Good news... Now if only the rest of the Russian army would do the same... If they all surrendered to the Ukraine today that would end this nonsensical war tomorrow.
I’m pretty sure Vlad would have a major hissy fit, but this entire mess eventually ends with him either having a hissy fit, or having a bullet put through his brain.
Does Canada's new Online Hate laws carry into American political forums?
Kharkiv in 3 days! Bring your parade uniform!
Military Summary Channel sorts this out and this story just isn’t accurate. As usual.
LOL, very few surrendered and you are believing fiction. Billions of US taxpayer dollars wasted on lies.
“Ukraine says”
LOL - 10% chance it’s true.
“Military Summary Channel sorts this out and this story just isn’t accurate. As usual.”
Yep, Dima DEBUNKED it. The lie was likely put out there in as a way to try to make Zelensky look ‘good’ in Switzerland, where the IDIOT Western leaders are meeting.
“Victory” Day offensive stronk! Kharkiv in 3 days!
Kharkiv in 3 days!
This has all the hallmarks of anti-Russian disinformation. You can’t trust Business Insider. It’s a liberal mouthpiece.
Business Insider. ‘nuff said.
Crimea in 2 Days!
Putin’s Kharkiv offensive is a colossal flop.
LOL! I don’t trust the news media, but if there’s one thing I trust less, it’s Soviet-backed social-media claims!
Putin botched another offensive. Hang your head in shame.
Embrace the hate bro
The Soviet Union no longer exists. You need to catch up to date. Ukes were part of the Soviet Union.
This story isn’t true. There is a small grain in there that is true like a temp Uke take back of a small area. But it was temporary. Military Summary has been proved correct so far because we can see by now that they are by virtue of what HAS happened over the last couple years.
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