Russian paratroopers ambush Ukrainian forces in Kursk Region (VIDEO)
At least five of Kiev’s military vehicles were destroyed during the operation, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
A Russian drone strikes a Ukrainian armored vehicle in Russia’s Kursk Region. © Russian Defense Ministry
Russian paratroopers have ambushed Kiev’s forces in Russia’s Kursk Region, eliminating Ukrainian personnel together with several units of hardware, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. It also published a video of the operation.
Russian airborne forces are working to dislodge the Ukrainian military from Kursk Region, where a cross-border incursion has been underway since early August, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
In an area near the border with Ukraine, “the timely detection of the enemy and rapid response by the paratroopers allowed to swiftly destroy the opponent’s personnel and armored vehicles,” the statement read.
An ambush was set up on a road, and the “confident actions” of the Russian drone operators led to the elimination of “a Ukrainian all-terrain vehicle with its crew, an infantry fighting vehicle, and a Western-made armored car,” it said.
According to the ministry, a Ukrainian-operated APC was also taken out, and the personnel traveling inside it were later killed by paratroopers in a gunfight.
In addition, and anti-tank missile system crew blew up a Ukrainian truck, which had been used to supply ammunition to the contact line. The missile directly hit the cargo, causing a major explosion that obliterated the vehicle together with the driver and an accompanying soldier.