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Ukrainian border guards take Russian captive during mop-up of Klishchiivka

Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 19:24
Ukrainian border guards take Russian captive during mop-up of Klishchiivka
SCREENSHOT FROM A VIDEO POSTED ON FACEBOOK OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

Border guards of the Steel Frontier unit of the Offensive Guard have captured a wounded Russian serviceman during a mop-up operation in Klishchiivka, which was liberated on 17 September.

Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs on Facebook

Details: Soldiers in the video are saying that the prisoner reached their rear lines and asked for help because he was wounded in the stomach. He turned out to be a staff sergeant who served in a reconnaissance unit of the Akhmat battalion, which fights on the Russian side.

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Background

On 17 September, the Defence Forces liberated the village of Klishchiivka on the Bakhmut front of Donetsk Oblast, thus creating a springboard to develop offensive operations.

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