Mykolaiv paratroopers capture 14 occupants

14 Russian occupants who were captured. Photo: screenshot of a video by the 79th Separate Tauride Air Assault Brigade/Facebook

Two soldiers of the 79th separate airborne assault brigade of the Tavria Brigade in Mykolaiv have captured 14 Russian soldiers.

This was reported by the press service of the 79th separate airborne assault brigade.

«The assault group of the 79th Air Assault Brigade is approaching one of the Russian positions. Before that, the pilots of the attack drones successfully worked on the enemy — after an intense and prolonged raid, the occupiers crammed into a tight dugout and did not stick their noses out of the shelter», the statement said.

It is noted that the attack aircraft were able to penetrate the enemy dugout and force the occupiers to surrender.

«In this way, the two attackers of the 79th managed to achieve absolute surprise — they threw grenades right at the entrance to the enemy dugout. The terrified occupants immediately drop their weapons and raise their hands. At that time, as it turned out, there were as many as 14 occupiers at the position. They chose life over death — and our paratroopers did not refuse them», the brigade's press service said.

As a reminder, in 2024, 1358 Ukrainians were returned from Russian captivity. A total of 11 exchanges took place.