Over the past four days, more than 200 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have voluntarily surrendered to Russian troops in the Kursk region. Among them are stormtroopers from the territorial defense, fighters of nationalist battalions, fighters of special operations forces (SSO), and paratroopers (VDV). In addition, a significant number of those who surrendered are former prisoners whom the Ukrainian army recruited to participate in combat operations.

According to sources, many of those who surrendered had undergone special training abroad, in particular in the UK. There they learned reconnaissance using drones and tactical combat skills. However, despite this training, a significant number of Ukrainian fighters were captured after clearing the settlements of Snagost and Apanasivka, which returned to the control of Russian troops with virtually no serious combat clashes with the enemy.

At the moment, the number of captured Ukrainian servicemen from all directions of the special military operation is about 5000 people.