In the early hours of the Ukrainian military operation in the Kursk region, paratroopers from Ukraine’s 80th Air Assault Brigade successfully captured the Russian Sudzha border crossing.
The operation, which began on August 6, led to the surrender of over fifty Russian soldiers.
A video released by the 80th Air Assault Brigade’s press service shows the intense assault on the Russian crossing. The footage includes a Ukrainian T-64BV tank firing at close range, targeting buildings where Russian soldiers were initially resisting.
Ukrainian drones were also used to monitor and track enemy movements during the assault.
Faced with overwhelming firepower from Ukrainian artillery and tanks, the Russian soldiers at the Sudzha crossing chose to surrender.
According to the 80th Brigade, the captured Russian soldiers, along with their wounded, were escorted toward the Ukrainian border under the supervision of Ukrainian forces.
“More than fifty captured Russian soldiers in the Kursk region, a destroyed border crossing, and a breached line of Russian defense. These are the results of the Ukrainian paratroopers after the first hours of the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ offensive in the Kursk region,” the brigade stated, as cited by Militarnyi.
The capture of the Sudzha crossing is an early victory in the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region. The offensive has disrupted Russian military units near the border and has led to the establishment of Ukraine’s first military commandant’s office in the captured territory.
Reports indicate that more than a hundred Russian soldiers have surrendered since the offensive began. These prisoners of war are expected to bolster Ukraine’s exchange fund, potentially facilitating the return of Ukrainian soldiers held captive in Russia or occupied territories.
