10 Ukrainian servicemen were captured by the "Akhmat" special forces. in the Kursk region in the last 24 hours, Major General Apti Alaudinov announced, TASS reported, quoted by BTA.
The commander of the Chechen special unit "Ahmat" added that five armored vehicles, one tank, a cannon were destroyed. In his words, "the marines performed very well today again, they took 10 prisoners.
5,234 Ukrainians have already been evacuated for treatment abroad, the press service of the Ministry of Health announced, Ukrinform reported, quoted by BTA.
"Evacuation flights have been taking place weekly since the start of the full-scale war. During this time, within the framework of cooperation between the Ministry of Health and the European Commission, with the support of the World Health Organization, European governments and many partners, 5,234 patients were evacuated by specialized medical transport, the announcement said.
It is noted that the patients were received from medical facilities in more than 30 countries, including Austria, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Poland, Lithuania, France, etc.
Among the countries that provided the largest number of treatment places for Ukrainian citizens are Germany - 1293 people, Poland - 427 people, Norway - 378 people.
Ukrainian health authorities remind that adults and children with severe injuries, burns and diseases requiring specialized and urgent medical assistance are subject to evacuation.
Among the evacuees are more than 700 children with injuries and oncological diseases.