The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video showing the destruction of Ukrainian military equipment that has been taking part in Kiev’s ongoing attempted incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region.
The video, released on Thursday, features a compilation of footage from both surveillance drones and FPV kamikaze drones. According to the ministry, Russian forces have used Lancet loitering munitions to neutralize a number of Ukrainian Kazak armored personnel carriers and US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
Prior to the footage published on Thursday, the ministry also shared a number of videos depicting Russian strikes on Ukrainian armor and air defense systems that were amassed in areas bordering Kursk Region.
Kiev initially launched its assault on Russia’s border region early on Tuesday, with the resulting hostilities mainly occurring near the town of Sudzha. Up to 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers have taken part in the operation, backed by armor that included several US-made Stryker armored fighting vehicles, as well as artillery and drones, according to Moscow.
On Wednesday, the chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, reported that the incursion has been halted by Russian forces, with the Ukrainian force losing over 300 troops and 54 armored vehicles, including at least six tanks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the attack as yet another “large-scale provocation” and has accused Kiev of conducting “indiscriminate strikes” on civilians, residential buildings and ambulances.
At least four civilians have been killed in the attack and 28 have been injured in Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes on Sudzha, Kursk acting governor Aleksey Smirnov has said.
Russian Forces Eliminate Hundreds of Ukrainian Soldiers in Kursk Region
The Sever Battlegroup and Federal Security Services (FSB) continue to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) units in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts of the Kursk region, which directly border Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Defense.
"Throughout the day, border defense units, in coordination with border guards, reinforcement units, and incoming reserves, have successfully prevented enemy advances through airstrikes, missile forces, and artillery fire," the ministry reported.
Russian forces struck detected concentrations of militants and UAF equipment, thwarting attempts by individual units to penetrate deeper into the Kursk region.
Additionally, airstrikes were conducted against advancing Ukrainian reserves in the Sumy region.
Since the beginning of hostilities in the Kursk direction, Kiev has lost 660 soldiers and 82 pieces of armored equipment, including eight tanks, 12 armored personnel carriers, six infantry fighting vehicles, 55 armored combat vehicles, and one engineering vehicle.
In the past 24 hours alone, the UAF has lost up to 400 personnel and 32 armored vehicles, including a tank, four armored personnel carriers, three infantry fighting vehicles, and 24 Kozak armored combat vehicles.
๐น๐ฅThe Russian Defense Ministry shared another footage of the destruction of the Ukrainian combat vehicle "Kozak" in the Russian Kursk region. The strike was carried out by the Lancet. pic.twitter.com/R8LySQYEWa
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The situation in the Kursk region escalated on the morning of August 6 when Ukrainian units, numbering up to a thousand troops, attempted to seize a portion of the Sudzhansky district. During a briefing with President Vladimir Putin, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported that Russian forces halted the UAF's advance into Russian territory.
As a result of Ukrainian attacks, at least four people have died. Additionally, several dozen Russian civilians, including children and military personnel, were injured. Approximately three thousand local residents were evacuated from the border areas
The Investigative Committee has initiated criminal proceedings on charges of terrorism, murder, illegal possession of weapons and ammunition, and attempted murder of law enforcement officers.
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