Pro-Ukrainian fighters capture Russian soldiers during raid on Russian soil

Pro-Ukrainian fighters said they captured at least two Russian soldiers during a cross-border raid on Russian soil.

Denis Kapustin, leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps which is allied with Kyiv, paraded the alleged prisoners in a video filmed in what appeared to be the operations room of a hospital.

The move is another major escalation for a group causing mayhem in southern Russia and embarrassing the Kremlin by launching attacks in the country with apparent ease.

In the video broadcast on Sunday one of the prisoners was standing but the other was lying under a foil sheet on the operations table.

“As a gesture of goodwill, we are ready to give you these prisoners, ordinary Russian soldiers, for the opportunity to communicate with you personally,” Mr Kapustin said in a message directed at Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia’s southern Belgorod region.

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[Wiewior]

I'm not Russian but I'm proud of these guys. Genuinely. 🇵🇱 🤝⬜️🟦⬜️

[Tmb]

"Anti-Putin Russian fighters captured pro-Putin terrorist fighters in Belgorod People's Republic."

[suicidalbanananana]

As much as i admire the guy for trying this, i'd say theres like a 70% chance that they're just gonna send some incindiary cluster bombs to that church, hope he realizes this danger..

[HayashiKaiji]

I think they know Russia wouldn't accept this deal to just get 2 POW back. It just makes Russia looks even more bad and I think that's the goal of this video.

[barryhamm]

Glory to the liberators of the Belgorod Peoples Republic.

[sherriepriestley]

We need more uncensored footage like this

[daffyduck]

Theres no way that Russia will do anything to recover a soldier wearing a glitter dress.

[mivapusa]

South Sudan is no longer the youngest country

[Krptokrayon]

That is disgusting. Looks like a crime.

[taralown]

Too bad Russia gives zero craps about their own people.

[cruzada]

They presented him like a food look at that golden enfused russian soldier

[mcorlhi]

If only the Russian population could see this. Then again, would their preconceived notions cause them to discount it as false if they did see it?

[PaperiLiidokki]

And as far as i heard or read from the news, the governor of belgorod region flat out refused the trade, calling them terrorists and questioned if the russian pow were even alive

[johnnyspliff]

He knows no one will come to the church. This is simply a power move to show that if Russia did care about its people they would do everything in their power to save these men. Impressive stuff as either way it makes Russia look weak. Damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Powerful message.

[alu]

Forget about that. They dump their personal like trash in the dumpster

[RickyRyan]

What a crazy world, neighbours fighting neighbours. Where are the good people to end all of this?

[totzhe]

showing POWs on video is a war crime, Telegraph.

[shonemumy]

meanwhile, in the real world =
"On the morning of June 4, the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front in the South Donetsk direction by introducing into battle 23 and 31 mechanized brigades from the strategic reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the support of other military units and subunits.

In total, six mechanized and two enemy tank battalions were involved.

The enemy's goal was to break through our defenses on the most vulnerable, in his opinion, sector of the front. The enemy did not achieve his tasks, he had no success.

As a result of skillful and competent actions of the Eastern Group of Forces, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 250 personnel, 16 tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, 21 armored fighting vehicles."

[pumpkinspicelatte]

This the kinda thing id get involved in if our country was invaded. So more power to these guys, personally, my dad was in the navy during vietnam and one thing he told me as a young boy 30+ yrs ago was sometimes people die in war, thats war. I honestly dunno if I would take prisoners during war time. Im just being honest.

[RAMA-TV]

Война идёт с русскими 2014 года, а не полтора года умники