Russian officer escaped to the Ukrainian side with 11 of his fellow servicemen, GUR reports.

Russian lieutenant Daniil Alfyorov "actively cooperated with the Ukrainian GUR and Defence forces since June 2023". He convinced 11 of his comrades to surrender into Ukrainian captivity from the Russian army, where their lives were under great danger of torture and being sent into meat assaults.

"When there was a threat to Alfiorov's life, Ukraine carried out a special operation for his controlled withdrawal to Ukrainian territory," said Andriy Yusov, a representative of the State Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, during a press conference.

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