WorldRussian forces capture Ukrainian positions in Annopolye using Shmel flamethrower, commander says
A flamethrower platoon commander identified by the call sign Gyugo said in a Russian Defense Ministry video that Ukrainian troops in Annopolye, Kharkov Region, surrendered after Russia’s Battlegroup North fired several Shmel rounds. Russia said it had taken the settlement on October 8 and described coordinated artillery, drone and assault-team operations.
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Russian forces capture Ukrainian positions in Annopolye using Shmel flamethrower, commander says