Overview
- Ukrainian authorities said the Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian serviceman suspected of killing Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia’s Kursk region.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the capture on Jan. 19 after a report from Oleksandr Poklad, the SBU’s first deputy head.
- Ukrainska Pravda and Ukrinform cited SBU briefings in reporting the announcement, providing domestic corroboration.
- Zelensky said Ukraine is countering Russian sabotage in rear areas and thanked the SBU for protecting civilians.
- He also approved new combat operations, and the detention updates earlier reports that Ukrainian defenders captured in Kursk were executed.