Ukrainian National Guard Rescues Wounded Soldier in Pokrovsk Sector Operation

National Guard Conducts Successful Rescue Mission

According to Главком: In a special operation on the Pokrovsk front, Ukraine's National Guard successfully rescued a wounded soldier who had been held as a prisoner of war by Russian forces for 27 days. The rescued serviceman was a member of the Omega special forces unit. According to Pavlo Yatsiuk, commander of the Omega Special Operations Center, the operation also resulted in the elimination of eight Russian occupiers.

Forces Involved in the Rescue

The operation was carried out by a joint force consisting of:

• The 14th Operational Brigade named after Ivan Bohun, part of the Azov 1st Corps of the National Guard
• The Alpha Special Operations Center of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU)

The rescued special forces officer, with the call sign 'Karat,' is now en route to Kyiv to receive medical treatment. This rescue highlights the ongoing efforts of Ukrainian forces to recover their personnel behind enemy lines, a complex and dangerous undertaking.

This mission follows a significant prisoner exchange on February 5th, the first such swap between Russia and Ukraine in five months. During that exchange, 157 Ukrainian civilians and military personnel were returned from Russian captivity. Among them was 54-year-old defender Serhiy Hryniuk from Volyn, who had spent three years and eight months in captivity-a period during which four of his grandchildren were born.

Unlike the aggressor country, we do not abandon our own.

Pavlo Yatsiuk

The National Guard's successful extraction marks a critical step in Ukraine's broader campaign to repatriate its captured soldiers. It demonstrates the capability and resolve of Ukrainian special forces to conduct high-risk missions, even as the protracted conflict continues to pose severe humanitarian challenges for all involved.