Russian soldiers captured

Biletskyi films video in Sviatohirsk to refute Putin’s capture claim

Third Army Corps commander Andrii Biletskyi rejected Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russian forces had captured Sviatohirsk in Donetsk Oblast, recording a video from the city center to disprove the claim on Sept. 7.

7 September, 02:41 PM

Ukraine rejects Russian claims of capturing Ivolzhanske in Sumy Oblast

Ukraine's military dismissed Russian claims that troops from the Sever group had captured the village of Ivolzhanske in Sumy Oblast, calling the reports fabricated on June 24.

24 June, 04:30 PM

19-year-old Ukrainian infantryman captures three Russians during assault

A 19-year-old infantryman from Ukraine’s 72nd Black Zaporozhians Mechanized Brigade, known by the call sign Malyi, captured three Russian soldiers during an assault and was wounded by a drone strike, the brigade reported on Facebook on April 8.

9 April, 11:10 AM

Ukrainian forces clear Russians from Kharkiv Oblast village

Ukrainian Defense Forces cleared Russian troops from the village of Chuhunivka in Kharkiv Oblast, took some enemy soldiers prisoner and raised the national flag over the settlement, the 16th Army Corps reported on Feb. 9, releasing combat footage.

9 February, 10:37 AM

American fighter in Ukrainian ranks politely captures four Russians

An American volunteer fighting with Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanized Brigade “Steel Lions” captured four Russian soldiers in Serebrianskyi Forest, Luhansk Oblast, in footage released by the brigade on Telegram on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 05:52 PM

Ukraine captures Russian troops using pipeline to reach Kupyansk

Ukraine’s defense operation near Kupyansk continues, with Russian soldiers being captured, the Ukrainian Army’s 10th Corps reported on Sept. 14, releasing footage from the area and fragments of interviews with prisoners of war.

14 September 2025, 12:55 PM

Fighter from Ukraine’s 10th Brigade captures armed Russian invader with his bare hands

A soldier from Ukraine’s 10th Edelweiss Mountain Assault Brigade captured an armed Russian serviceman, the unit reported on its YouTube channel on July 20.

20 July 2025, 06:19 PM

‘Elite’ Russian troops captured in Donetsk Oblast

Ukraine’s 24th Mechanized Brigade captured several soldiers from Russia’s 98th Guards Airborne Division—which is regarded as one of the elite units of the Russian military—near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast.

17 July 2025, 12:54 AM

Ukrainian drone guides wounded Russian officer to surrender - video

Soldiers of the 77th Separate Airmobile Dnipro Brigade captured an officer of the Russian army at the battlefield, Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces reported on July 9.

9 July 2025, 01:40 PM

Ukrainian paratroopers take 15 Russian marines prisoner in Sumy Oblast - video

Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, together with neighboring units, captured a group of 15 Russian invaders in Sumy Oblast, the military wrote on Facebook on June 26.

26 June 2025, 12:55 PM

Russian soldiers ordered to kill Ukrainian POWs, but end up surrendering instead

Two Ukrainian soldiers, who were on the verge of being executed by Russians, managed to persuade them to surrender instead, journalist and editor-in-chief of Censor.NET Yuriy Butusov reported on April 27.

27 April 2025, 07:31 PM

Azov Brigade captures 20+ Russian soldiers in Toretsk sector

Fighters of the National Guard's 12th Special Purpose Azov Brigade captured 23 Russian soldiers in the Toretsk sector, the military wrote on Jan. 16.

16 January 2025, 07:55 AM

Ukraine captures dozens of Russian marines in Kursk Oblast — video

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) have captured several dozen Russian military personnel in Kursk Oblast, as seen in a video published by SOF on Nov. 27.

27 November 2024, 11:11 PM

13 captured by Ukrainian forces in Kursk amid intense fighting

Ukrainian soldiers have captured 13 Russian servicemen in Russia's Kursk Oblast, according to Ukraine's Ground Forces on Sep. 17.

17 September 2024, 02:28 PM

Russian soldiers captured