# Russian forces capture Ukrainian positions in Annopolye using Shmel flamethrower, commander says

https://mins.news/en/item/96466

- TASS, 2026-10-12 12:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2200939

> 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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