Russia is using Sukhoi Su-34 multipurpose fighter jets to fend off the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk Region, the Defense Ministry said on Friday, showcasing the capabilities of the supersonic aircraft with video footage.
The short clip shows the deployment of air bombs upgraded for precision strikes with glide kits, which allow the striking of targets from afar, keeping combat planes out of the range of enemy air defenses.
The video includes footage of two separate twin strikes by the powerful weapons, which, the ministry said, hit Ukrainian troops and military hardware in the border areas of Kursk Region.
Kiev launched the high-risk attack inside Russian territory on Tuesday morning. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has claimed that the application of “just forces” would bring closer a “just peace” with Russia.
His aide Mikhail Podoliak has described the goal of the operation as that of instilling fear among the public. He has claimed that Russians do not respond to anything else.
Russian civilians have fled the border areas of Kursk Region en masse, as Ukrainian forces were deliberately targeting them during the onslaught, according to the regional government.
The Russian military has estimated that its opponent lost up to 945 troops and 102 pieces of heavy weaponry in its operation. In the past 24 hours, the expeditionary force suffered 280 casualties, according to a Friday update.