Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) released footage showing fighters from the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) conducting assaults and clearing Russian positions on the Zaporizhzhia front during the 2025-26 winter-spring campaign.
According to HUR on Tuesday, the unit, operating as part of the Tymur Special Unit, was tasked with stopping Russian advances in a designated section of the front and spent several months conducting assault operations and clearing enemy positions.
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The agency said the RDK captured 24 Russian troops and took “dozens” out of action.
The RDK is a unit composed of Russian citizens fighting alongside Ukrainian forces.
The formation operates within HUR’s Tymur Special Unit and has participated in operations along the front line and cross-border raids into Russia.
According to the RDK, the unit stabilized its assigned sector of the front by halting Russian attempts to advance and securing the area after months of combat.
HUR’s report also includes footage of assaults, close-quarters combat, the capture of Russian prisoners of war, and air defense operations carried out during the campaign.
Earlier attacks
The Zaporizhzhia front remains one of the key sectors of Russia’s offensive in southern Ukraine, where Moscow increased attacks along several sectors.
Russian forces struck a beach in Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, injuring six people, including three children, according to the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov.
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The attack came amid heightened threats from drone strikes in the area, following a series of recent Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure throughout the city.
On June 20, Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Poltava with guided aerial bombs and other munitions, killing seven people and injuring 31, including six children.
Ukrainian officials have since warned that Russia has received direct orders to significantly increase kamikaze drone strikes on Zaporizhzhia, with civilian locations expected to be among the primary targets, according to local outlet RBC-Ukraine.
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