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Ukraine's Special Forces capture eight Russian soldiers in Kursk region raid

Ukraine's Special Forces capture eight Russian soldiers in Kursk region raid Photo: Ukraine's Special Forces reported on another successful raid on Russian positions in the Kursk region (facebook.com/usofcom)

Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted another series of successful raids on enemy positions in the Kursk region. As a result, several Russian servicemen were eliminated, and eight more were taken into captivity, the press service of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces reports.

In particular, soldiers of the 8th SOF regiment carried out two operations at night.

As the statement informs, Ukrainian soldiers "destroyed 17 enemies and forced eight more to surrender during two successful raids on Russian military personnel in Russia's Kursk region."

According to the SOF press service, during one of the operations, the Ukrainian fighters "quietly infiltrated enemy positions," eliminated seven enemy soldiers there, and "forced the rest to surrender."

"Eight Russian soldiers chose life and have joined the prisoner exchange fund," the SOF stated.

In the second raid, the Ukrainian fighters eliminated ten more Russian soldiers.

The SOF also emphasized that the Ukrainian military group suffered no losses during these operations.

Other SOF operations in Kursk region

Earlier, Ukrainian SOF fighters captured dozens of Russian marines in the Kursk region. The enemy soldiers of the 810th Russian Marine Brigade were taken prisoner on November 27, the day Russia marks Marine Corps Day.

In addition, on November 22, fighters from the 8th SOF regiment conducted another raid on Russian military positions in the Kursk region, eliminating 10 enemy soldiers and capturing three.

In early November, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, revealed that since the beginning of the operation in the Kursk region, Ukrainian forces have managed to capture 717 Russian servicemen.