Russian invasion update: Ukrainian military capture Russian tank battalion commander

The servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured a commander of the tank battalion of the Russian army.

As the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine posted on Facebook, the Russian serviceman was taken prisoner after his tank had been shot by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and he himself "miraculously survived."

The commander of the tank battalion of the 35th motorized infantry brigade of the city of Oleysk of the Central Military District of the Russian Army, Major Leonid Shchetkin, was taken prisoner.

He is a graduate of the Kazan Military Tank School, married and has two children.

On February 26, in Kharkiv, the National Guard captured a Russian reconnaissance group that was trying to penetrate into the territory of one of the Ukrainian military units.

As reported, the Ukrainian military have already captured about 300 Russian conscripts.

Russian president Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on February 24 and launched a large-scale invasion.

Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure for four days already, while missiles have been hitting residential buildings.

Martial law was imposed in Ukraine and general mobilization was announced.

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