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.