Ukrainian soldiers in Volchansk encirclement killed or captured
Ukrainian soldiers attempting to escape the encirclement in the Volchansk area are either killed or captured, according to Russian sources. Russian forces also claim to have repelled Ukrainian counterattacks in Kharkiv Oblast.
Consensus
- Ukrainian soldiers attempting to escape from the Volchansk encirclement are moving through forest belts.
- Some Ukrainian soldiers abandon military equipment and weapons during their escape attempts.
- Those who do not surrender are killed on the spot.
- Russian forces have repelled Ukrainian counterattacks in the Kharkiv Oblast.
- Russian forces have captured Ukrainian soldiers in the Malaya Volchya and Velikoburluk directions.
Points of divergence
- Russian security forces reported on the use of 'two-story' facilities for extrajudicial punishment of disobedient Ukrainian military personnel. — vm
- The 'Northern Wind' Telegram channel reported that the 58th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 'Shkval' company of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade were involved in failed counterattacks in Kazachya Lopan and Starytsa, respectively. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- TASS: Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine trying to escape the cauldron in Volchansk are being killed or captured — Вечерняя Москва
- Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempting to leave the Volchansk pocket are being destroyed or captured — Вести