The Ukrainian Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday morning that Ukrainian forces captured two “Russian occupiers,” the first declared prisoners of war from the Russian …
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday morning that Ukrainian forces captured two “Russian occupiers,” the first declared prisoners of war from the Russian invasion. Soldiers of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade captured two Russian occupiers, they were from 423rd Yampol Motorized Rifle Regiment, military unit 91701. pic.twitter.com/UJzypYXWmm Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU) February 24, 2022 The Defense Ministry announcement bolstered earlier claims by a group of Russian bloggers opposed to the Kremlin called the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT), which posted the same photographs, crediting them to a press officer for the Ukrainian military. According to CIT, the prisoners belong to a Russian unit whose “tanks were noticed in the Belgorod region in the last day before the offensive, and today on the outskirts of Kharkov.
