The Ukrainian Armed Forces on Thursday afternoon announced that it had captured two Russian soldiers.
In a tweet, the Defence Ministry of Ukraine said the Russian soldiers were captured by Ukrainian forces from the 93rd Mechanized Brigade.
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“Soldiers of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade captured two Russian occupiers,” the tweet reads. “They were from the 423rd Yampol Motorized Rifle Regiment, military unit 91701.”
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
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In the early hours of Thursday, the Russian military launched an offensive against Ukraine with land support from Belarus.
This came minutes after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine, claiming Russia was invited by the Donbas Poeple’s Republic.
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