Russian soldiers surrender after failed raid on chemical factory

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1. [Dozens of Russian soldiers surrendered to Ukrainian forces](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/14/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news9/) after a failed raid on a chemical factory in the northern town of Vovchansk, in the Kharkiv region.

   A video released by Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade on Wednesday shows Ukrainian soldiers taking at least 24 Russians as prisoners of war.

   The footage showed the Russian troops emerging from a trench with their hands raised above their heads.

   Ukrainian forces had launched a counter attack in the area after the Russian troops had tried to storm the chemical plant, the Kyiv Post reported.

   The 24 surrendered soldiers were filmed sitting in a school conference room.

   The video appeared to confirm recent reports that claimed groups of Russian soldiers had been surrendering around [Vovchansk](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/16/russia-ukraine-kharkiv-offensive-vovchansk-lyptsi/), where heavy fighting has raged since Moscow launched a new offensive.

   Last week, the Khortitsiya Regional Command, which is responsible for ground operations in the sector, claimed more than 60 Russian soldiers had been captured in less than a week.

   Russia opened a new front in the Ukraine war by pushing swiftly over the border into the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine in early May with small groups of highly mobile units, forcing Ukraine to rush in troops from other areas.

   Russian forces have become bogged down around Vovchansk in recent weeks, but they have slowly advanced in the eastern Donetsk region.

2. Seems like in general Russians fail at any raid where they don’t die in the thousands.

3. I imagine this is a win from the perspective of one of those captured.