Ukrainian paratroopers capture Russian lieutenant colonel

Service members of Ukraine's 25th Airborne Brigade have captured Russian Lieutenant Colonel Artyom Khelemendyk.

According to Ukrinform, the Strategic Communications Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on the messaging app Telegram.

"A group of a reconnaissance company of the 25th Airborne Brigade captured Lieutenant Colonel Artyom Khelemendyk from the 18th Motor Rifle Division," the report said.

On September 8, the press service of Ukraine's National Guard said that in the Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian military captured two "LNR" fighters who were trying to leave the area of hostilities.