Moscow has released video footage of a Lancet drone destroying a Ukrainian tank hidden in the woods near the border in Russia’s Kursk Region.
Kiev sent several thousand troops and scores of vehicles across the border on August 6 in an effort to divert Russian reserves. Moscow responded by hunting down the intruders and pressing the offensive in Donbass.
A ten-second clip released on Saturday shows a Lancet loitering munition striking a tank parked under foliage in a heavily forested area, sending the armored vehicle up in smoke.
In a message posted on its official Telegram channel, the ministry stated that units of Russia’s North group of forces spotted the combat vehicle during the course of intelligence activities. After analyzing the received data, the military forces targeted the enemy tank.
“Lancet loitering ammunition took out the tank operated by militants of Ukraine’s Armed Forces with a direct hit, which was confirmed by objective control footage obtained in real time,” the ministry said.
The Lancet is a loitering munition developed by a subsidiary of Kalashnikov Concern. It debuted at the 2019 Army expo in Moscow and was first used in Syria the following year. Moscow has massively ramped up production of the drones amid the Ukrainian conflict, deploying them on the battlefield to hit Kiev’s armor and vehicles.
Russia’s air and missile strikes have been targeting Ukrainian troops both inside Kursk Region and in Ukraine’s adjacent Sumy Region. According to the defense ministry, the Russian army has eliminated 5,500 Ukrainian troops since the incursion began.
Watch Russian Drone Strikes Take Out Ukrainian Armored Vehicles
Ukraine’s desperate incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region is becoming more and more costly for Kiev, which is losing soldiers and armored vehicles at a steady rate in the ill-fated operation.
This short video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense shows what has become a routine sight in the Kursk Region. Russian FPV drones and Lancet loitering munitions take out Ukrainian armored fighting vehicles.
Using such tactics, the Russian military continues to methodically dismantle the Ukrainian forces committed to the incursion, with expulsion of Kiev's militants from the Russian soil now seeming all but inevitable.
Russian Battlegroup East thwarted four Ukrainian army’s counterattacks
Battlegroup East units repelled four counterattacks of the Ukrainian army over the day, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
"Four counterattacks of assault units of the 5th armor brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces and the 128th territorial defense brigades were thwarted. The Ukrainian army lost up to 130 servicemen, a M113 armored personnel carrier of the US make, an armored combat vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and two 155 mm Caesar howitzers produced by France," the ministry said. The Battlegroup West improved its tactical position and thwarted six Ukrainian army’s counterattacks over the past day, with enemy losses up to 520 servicemen and four ammunition depots, the ministry added.
Ukrainian army lost up to 135 servicemen in Volchansk, Liptsy directions
Ukraine lost up to 135 servicemen, a Marder combat vehicle and two BTR-4 Bucephalus armored personnel carriers in Volchansk and Liptsy directions, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
"Battlegroup North units engaged units of the 22nd mechanized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 36th marine infantry brigade, 101st and 118th territorial defense brigades in areas of Grabovskoye and Glukhov settlements of the Sumy Region and Glubokoye and Volchansk of the Kharkov Region. The adversary lost up to 135 servicemen, a Marder infantry combat vehicle of German make, two BTR-4 Bucephalus armored personnel carriers and six motor vehicles," the ministry informed.
The Battlegroup West units captured better positions at the same time. The Battlegroup Center improved its tactical position, the ministry added.
Russian Armed Forces hit Ukrainian SAM launcher, EW stations
Russian Armed Forces destroyed a launcher unit of the Ukrainian S-125 SAM system and two EW stations over the past day, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
"Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket troops and artillery of battlegroups of the Russian Armed Forces engaged the launcher unit of the S-125 SAM system, two EW stations, a POL depot, a drone production shop and clustered manpower and materiel of the adversary in 138 areas," the ministry said.
The Battlegroup Dnieper destroyed over 65 Ukrainian servicemen during the past day and engaged units of three Ukrainian brigades by fire, the ministry added.
Russian Air Defense downed three ATACMS missiles
The Russian Armed Forces shot down three ATACMS missiles over the day during the special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"Air defense assets downed three ATACMS tactical missiles of the US make, five Hammer bombs produced by France, 12 HIMARS rocket projectiles of the US make and 44 drones, including 16 outside the special military operation area," the ministry informed.
According to ministry’s data 640 fixed-wing aircraft, 283 rotary-wing aircraft, and 30,434 drones were destroyed from the start of the special military operation.
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