Russian soldier caught in Kharkiv Oblast hiding in abandoned buildings

A Russian serviceman who was hiding in abandoned buildings after the occupation of these territories was detained in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast.

Source: Ukrainian National Police in Kharkiv Oblast 

Quote: "A special purpose police battalion unit from the combined National Police detachment in Luhansk Oblast detained a 42-year-old man, while patrolling Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi settlement on 13 March.

During the checking, it turned out that he is a serviceman of the 27th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade of the Russian Federation. The detainee said that he had hidden in abandoned buildings in the district after the liberation of the Kupiansk district by Ukraine’s Armed Forces."

Background:

• The Ukrainian army conducted a successful counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast, liberating the cities of Izium, Balakliia, and Kupiansk.

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