Ukraine is apparently turning the tables: Kiev’s troops are daring to advance into the Russian border region of Kursk. Russia is likely to react irritably.
Kursk – There is unrest in the Russian border region of Kursk: According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, around 300 Ukrainian soldiers equipped with more than 30 tanks and armored vehicles attacked Russian units on Tuesday evening (August 6) and attempted to enter Russian territory.
Russian authorities reported five dead and 24 injured in the fighting. The attack was repelled and the situation was “under control”.
Ukraine front: Russian attack helicopter crashes – tanks burn out
A post on the X platform by the account “DeepState”, which is close to the Ukrainian military, is said to show a crashed Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter in the border region. It crash-landed after being hit by an anti-aircraft missile or something similar and burned out.
According to Russian propagandists on Telegram, the commander of the helicopter (two-man crew) has died. The navigator was seriously injured.
pictures of Deep State also show two armored tankers that have burned out and are attributed to the Russian side. None of this information can be independently verified.
Report: Ukraine takes prisoners in border region – Russia evacuates population
Meanwhile, things are heating up in the border region. According to several Russian military bloggers on Telegram, Ukraine has captured six Russian soldiers who were trying to cross the border into the neighboring country. In addition, three Russian villages are under Ukrainian control.
And this is “despite intensive strikes and attacks by Russian troops,” as Mikhail Svintschuk – a former employee of Russia’s Ministry of Defense – writes on Telegram. Around 90 percent of the Russian inhabitants of the Kursk district of Sudzhan are, according to RBC Ukraine been evacuated.
Situation in the Ukraine war: Is Ukraine threatened with retaliation from Russia in the border region?
A similar situation in the border region already occurred in March of this year. At that time, Anti-Kremlin units of Russian soldiers attempt to enter Kursk from UkraineThe Russian armed forces responded to the invasion with relentless revenge strikes on the Ukrainian border region of Sumy.
Similar scenes could now play out. While Ukraine is mobilizing reserves for its approximately 400 fighters in the region, according to Svintschuk, the Russian side is warning of a potentially imminent missile strike. (pls)
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