Decapitated bodies of foreign mercenaries found in Kursk Region

Lieutenant General Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Akhmat special forces and close ally of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, reported that headless and handless bodies of foreign mercenaries were discovered in Russia's Kursk region.

Alaudinov suggested that Ukrainian forces (AFU) mutilated the bodies before retreating to conceal the identities of their foreign fighters.

"They cut off their heads and hands so that they could not be identified by fingerprints or facial recognition. They take their documents and leave the bodies behind. We have seen such cases before… That's why foreign mercenaries now enter the battlefield without any identification," Apti Alaudinov, Commander of Akhmat Special Forces said.

Russian Forces Recover Bodies of Ukrainian Soldiers in Kursk Region

Alaudinov also stated that Russian forces are collecting the bodies of fallen AFU soldiers in Kursk region for proper disposal.

"Right now, we collect their bodies in bags… We are human beings, and we cannot allow fallen soldiers to just lie around," Apti Alaudinov said. 

Kursk Region Expected to Be Fully Cleared of Ukrainian Troops by Late March

Russian Armed Forces could completely clear the Kursk region of Ukrainian troops by the end of March, retired Colonel Anatoly Matviychuk said.

Matviychuk stated that only about 3,000 Ukrainian troops remain in the region. He noted that AFU positions are still present in four villages near the Kursk-Sumy border.

"I believe that by the end of the week, Kursk region will be fully cleared of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The fighting will then shift from our territory into Sumy region," Matviychuk said.