Cross-Border Raid Shakes Russia’s Kursk Region

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Cross-Border Raid Shakes Russia’s Kursk Region

Russia claims it repelled an armored ******* inside its borders. The fighting took place in the Kursk region abutting Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast.

Starting at 8 a.m. local time, ”up to 300 Ukrainian militants of the AFU 22nd Mechanised Brigade supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored fighting vehicles launched an ******* following preparatory ***** at the positions of the Russian State Border Covering Force near Nikolayevo-Daryino and Oleshnya (Kursk region) immediately adjacent to the border between Russia and Ukraine,” the Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) claimed on Telegram. “The Kyiv regime’s attempts to launch ********** attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation were thwarted.”

The War Zone cannot independently verify that claim and Ukrainian officials have yet to comment.

Based on available videos, it appears that the cross-border raid involved Ukrainian

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as well as wheeled armored personnel carriers, which may be either from the BTR series or possibly U.S.-supplied

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The Russian MoD and several Russian telegram channels say that Ukraine has conducted an advance into Kursk oblast today, including with elements from Ukraine’s 22nd Mechanized Brigade and possibly Strykers from the 82nd Air ******** Brigade.

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Russian sources say UA forces have breached border in both Kursk and Belgorod oblasts of Russia (to the northeast of UA). UA tanks and infantry reported on Russian territory, though authorities deny this. Damage in town of

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, Kursk Oblast, about 9 km from UA, seen in video.

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Aftermath of shelling in the city of Sudzha in the Kursk region

While the authorities say there is no reason to panic, local residents are hiding in basements.

Conscripts were sent to stop the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ advance on the Kursk region.

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Earlier today, acting governor of the Kursk region Alexei Smirnov

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that Russian border guards and soldiers had thwarted an incursion into Sudzha and Korenevo — two districts in the Kursk region.

The aftermath of the overnight shelling of the Russian Sudzha city, Kursk Oblast

The governor of Kursk Oblast reported that allegedly five people were injured, including three children, and several residential buildings were damaged.

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“The situation in the border area ******** difficult, but our defenders are successfully working to ******** the ******,” Smirnov wrote on Telegram.

Smirnov

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that shelling ******* one woman and wounded several others near the border with the Sumy region. He later also

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that a Ukrainian drone attacked a minivan, ******** the driver.

Subsequently, Smirnov

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the civilian ****** toll to three, after another vehicle was hit, and also said that more than a dozen others had been injured.

Ukrainian sources claim that they destroyed an observation post during the raid.

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Reported as the results of a Ukrainian raid in the Kursk region about 10 km from the border

Ukrainians destroyed a Russian observation post…

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Though neither top Ukrainian political nor military leaders commented about the incursion, Andrii Kovalenko, the head of an anti-disinformation department at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council hinted that it happened.

“Russian soldiers are lying about the controllability of the situation in the Kursk region,” he said on Telegram. “Russia does not control the border.”

At least one video shows a pair of Russian

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******* aircraft operating at very low level in the Kursk region, together with columns of smoke and at least one burning truck on the highway.

There have been unconfirmed reports that the forces entering Russian territory from Ukraine are being provided cover by Ukrainian Armed Forces

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(SA-11 Gadfly) mobile surface-to-air missile systems. Further claims suggest that one of these systems was successfully neutralized by Russia, using some kind of cluster *******.

It appears that Ukraine was using Buk-M1 SAM system to provide cover for its raid into Kursk region, but it was eventually engaged and defeated by a Russian cluster payload (unclear as to what the delivery system was).

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Despite Russian efforts to downplay the significance of the incursion, it seems that a more concerted military response was prepared, with the Russian Ministry of Defense Ministry

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today that it sent reserve troops and additional aviation units into the Kursk region.

There are already reports suggesting that a significant number of Russian troops — including conscripts — were captured in the course of the raid and have been escorted across the border into Ukraine.

Captured Russian military from the Sudzha area of the Kursk region during today’s Ukrainian operations on this direction. At least part of captured Russians are conscripts. Some sources that publish the footage say that 35 Russians were captured by far.

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Russia has had to deal with an attempt to advance across the border.

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was launched into Kursk by Ukrainian-backed armed groups back in March. Other previous incursions took place in Russia’s

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and

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regions.

Russia typically blames Ukrainian combatants for incursions of this kind, however, multiple reports indicate that previous cross-border raids have also involved paramilitary groups formed by anti-Kremlin Russian nationals.

If Ukraine provides any details about the incursion, we will update our reporting.

Before diving into more developments from the conflict in Ukraine, The War Zone readers can review our previous coverage here.

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On the battlefield, most of the fighting and positional changes are in Donetsk Oblast. Russian forces there continue their push toward two key cities, Pokrovsk and Toretsk, according to the

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from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Donetsk Oblast: Russian forces have recently made significant tactical advances in the Toretsk direction. “Additional geolocated footage published on August 4 shows that Russian forces have advanced westward across Shkilna Street towards and across Tsentralna Street in western Pivnichne,” east of Toretsk, ISW reported. Russian forces reportedly continue to advance east of Pokrovsk on August 5, “and Russian sources claimed that Russian forces are closer to completing a tactical encirclement of Ukrainian forces near the T-0511 (O-054) road southeast of Pokrovsk,” according to ISW. Russians recently made a marginal advance west of Donetsk City amid continued offensive operations west and southwest of Donetsk City on August 5. They continued limited offensive operations in the Siversk direction on August 5 but did not make any confirmed advances nor did they make any confirmed advances near Chasiv Yar.

Kherson Oblast: Russian forces continued ground assaults on the east (left) bank of the Dnipro River on August 4 and 5, including on the islands in the Dnipro River Delta, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline.

Russian forces have recently made significant tactical advances in the Toretsk direction. Geolocated footage published on August 5 shows that Russian forces advanced up to Kosmonavtiv Street in central Druzhba (east of Toretsk). Additional geolocated footage published on August 4…

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New photos and video emerged showing the extent of the destruction at

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, in Russia’s Rostov region after it was struck by Ukrainian forces late last week, an incident you can read more about here. Earlier satellite imagery had confirmed that the base had been hit, and a secure storage site in its northwest corner was badly damaged. Now we can see that, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff had suggested, the airfield’s weapons storage facility was indeed obliterated and aircraft damaged. You can see those new images and videos in our latest story on the incident here.

Aftermath Of Ukrainian ******* On Russian Su-34 Fullback Base Emerges

A drone strike obliterated a weapons storage area at an air base that has played a major role in the war in Ukraine.

Story:

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In the video below, produced by NATO, Ukrainian pilots talk about what it was like to be trained by the Danes to fly F-16 Vipers.

“It is really a super fun jet to fly,” said one pilot with the callsign Moonfish. “I’m not saying the MiG I flew before is super boring. But the F-16 is definitely more agile.”

The jets are now flying for the Ukrainian Air Force. You can read more about that here.

Ukraine made several modifications to U.S.-donated 31

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to help them survive on the battlefield. Among them was adding *******-designed explosive reactive armor (ERA) tiles. The Abrams in the video below, operated by Ukraine’s 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade, features extensive ERA tiling on its turret. Beyond that, what makes this video so interesting is it offers a rarely-seen glimpse into the Abrams tanks operating on the battlefield. Nearly a third of them are out of commission, according to the

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At least four have been damaged, one destroyed and six damaged and abandoned, according to Oryx. Those figures could be higher because they only tabulate losses for which there is visual confirmation.

There is more evidence that Russian troops are using the Discord messaging app as a combat management system. Popular with gamers Discord allows users to operate their own channels, public or private and share screens as a means of streaming content.

This video shows the Russians watching a drone feed of a burning vehicle.

Speaking of battlefield communications, a Russian commander recently nailed his soldiers’ cell phones to a tree. Russian leadership has banned troops in the field from carrying them and other internet-facing devices because of how vulnerable they are to detection and psychological operations. Those caught using them face up to 15 days of detention.

Russian soldiers nailing personal phones of military personnel.

Soldiers caught using personal smartphones and other internet-capable devices face penalties of up to 15 days of detention.

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you how a

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from Ukrainian state prosecutors found that around half of the North Korean

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— also known as Hwasong-11 — launched by Russia not only deviated from their trajectory but also exploded in midair. Now the suggestion is being raised that one reason is that the missiles had rudder bearings made for Toyota automobiles instead of for the high temperatures and material strain exerted by a ballistic missile.

Russia has used KN-23 ballistic missiles from North Korea against Ukraine, but about half lost their programmed trajectory and exploded in the air. Maybe because the rudder bearings are from Toyota cars, instead of bearings designed for high temperatures and tremendous strain.

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Images have emerged on social media offering the best proof yet that Ukraine’s

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are carrying U.S.-made GBU-39/B Small Diameter ****** (SDB) on a standard

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. Those are designed to hold up to four of these 250-pound-class weapons.

Previously the ****** were seen on

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. You can read more about that here.

Ukraine for the first time released video of its

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combat jets launching U.K.-supplied

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conventionally armed cruise missiles.

The Ukrainian Air Force just released the first footage of Ukrainian Su-24s launching British-supplied Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles.

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Ukraine also released the first image of its

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 air defense systems.

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and made by Rheinmetall, the Skynex system comprises a 35mm anti-aircraft turret ******* AHEAD ammunition based on an 

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 6×6 truck chassis and integrated with an 

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 acquisition radar and the

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 battle management system.

Germany has so far

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plus ammunition to Ukraine.

The first photos of the Skynex anti-aircraft system supplied by Germany to Ukraine have been released by Operational Command “West.”

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— NOELREPORTS

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After being struck by Ukraine, a Russian Buk anti-aircraft system cooked off its effectors in spectacular fashion, with the streams of smoke resembling the legs of a very large spider.

And finally, they say that dogs are man’s best friend, but this ******* Shepherd makes a heck of a battlefield training partner as well.

That’s it for now.

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