Russian forces have captured 52 civilians from the village of Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast, together with some youngsters, and brought 13 Ukrainian service members captive, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mentioned.
Supply: Zelenskyy throughout an occasion marking Ukraine's Diplomatic Service Day, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine
Quote: "Relating to Sumy: what occurred there? There’s a Ukrainian village on the border with Russia. It’s on the territory of Ukraine, and partly on the territory of Russia. There have been nonetheless 52 individuals there – Ukrainian residents who had not evacuated…
I’m astonished that there have been youngsters there. I'm actually astonished that any mother and father may deal with their youngsters this fashion. These 52 individuals lived there and had some form of interplay with the border guards on the territory of the Russian Federation.
I feel they simply didn't count on that the Russian army would take them away. As regards our army personnel, 13 of our service members had been additionally captured."
Particulars: Zelenskyy mentioned Ukrainian forces may have wiped the Russians out from a distance utilizing artillery or drones, however they kept away from doing so to keep away from killing civilians who had been within the village.
Background:
- On 20 December, native media outlet Kordon.Media reported that Russian forces entered the border village of Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast on the evening of 19-20 December.
- On 21 December, the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that Russian forces had crossed the state border close to Hrabovske and forcibly taken over 50 civilians to Russia. The army reported that stabilisation measures are at present underway there.
- DeepState, a Ukrainian group of army analysts, mentioned that the group of Ukrainian fighters holding the border part in Hrabovske had acted irresponsibly in finishing up their duties, which led to Russian forces coming into the world.
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