Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade has freed a group of captive Ukrainian soldiers during an engagement with a Russian sabotage group in Kharkiv Oblast, the brigade announced on October 7.
The skirmish occurred near the village of Borova, in an area where the elite unit has been holding the line against repeated Russian assaults.
According to reports, four Ukrainian soldiers were captured by a Russian sabotage group of around 10 fighters near the Lyman direction, close to the administrative borders of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv oblasts.
Ukrainian forces noticed their absence and quickly deployed drones to track the movement of the Russian unit.
Upon spotting the Russian group, a battalion from the 3rd Brigade mounted a rescue mission using an M113 armored vehicle.
The Ukrainian soldiers engaged the Russian fighters, allowing their captured comrades to escape and return to Ukrainian positions safely.
Not only did the 3rd Brigade rescue the captured soldiers, but they also managed to push back the Russian troops and regain previously lost ground in the area.
This victory follows a successful counteroffensive by the brigade in August, during which Ukrainian forces advanced nearly 2 square kilometers into the front line in Kharkiv Oblast.
