Contents tagged with Kursk

  • Russian armed opposition: attacks in Belgorod and Kursk disrupted Russia’s offensive in Ukraine

    Russian volunteer fighters allied with the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) refer to attacks in Belgorod and Kursk regions as a "limited military operation" that thwarted a significant Russian offensive on Ukrainian territories.

    "Putin's army aimed to carry out considerable strikes by Putin's inauguration day. Thus, our operation disrupted their plans. They were forced to redeploy substantial forces from the Kupyansk direction to maintain control of their Kursk and Belgorod regions," stated …

  • Dozens of Ukrainian drones attack Russian regions overnight

    The Ryazan, Voronezh, Bryansk, Kursk, Leningrad, and Lipetsk regions of Russia came under massive drone attacks. According to Russia's Ministry of Defence, air defense systems "intercepted and destroyed" 58 drones during the night and morning of Wednesday.

    Russian news agencies report, citing sources in emergency services and medics, that two people were injured in an attack by a Ukrainian drone on an oil refinery near Ryazan. The victims sustained medium severity injuries. Ryazan region …

  • Russian armed opposition forces launch armored incursion into Russia, take control of several villages in Kursk and Belgorod regions

    Russian opposition forces, known for last year's incursions into Russia, have reportedly crossed the border again. The Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), and the Siberian Battalion used armoured vehicles in a joint operation to enter the Kursk and Belgorod regions. The fighters expressed their determination to topple the Kremlin dictator, sharing footage of their advance.

    Greeting viewers with a "good morning" from the Russian-Ukrainian border, the volunteers conveyed …

  • Drone attacks hit oil depot and cause fires in Russian Kursk and Belgorod regions

    Fires broke out in the Kursk and Belgorod regions of Russia following attacks by Ukrainian drones, reported Russian authorities on Sunday, March 10.

    In Kursk, a drone targeted an oil depot.

    "Air defence systems were activated in Kursk. A Ukrainian drone fell and caught fire at the territory of the oil depot. Firefighting teams and emergency services are working at the scene," said regional Governor Roman Starovoit.

    Meanwhile, the Russian Telegram channel SHOT claims that the drone damaged a 3 …

  • Ukrainian Security Service attacks Russian airfield in Kursk using kamikaze drones

    The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reportedly carried out an attack on an airfield in Kursk, Russia, on the night of August 27, according to sources from the SBU who spoke to RBC-Ukraine.

    The SBU's military counterintelligence conducted the attack, using kamikaze drones to target four Su-30 aircraft and one MiG-29 at the Kursk airfield. Two Pantsir air defense systems and the radars of the S-300 system were also hit.

    Preliminary information suggests that most of the SBU drones successfully …

  • Moscow, Kursk and Rostov region come under drone attacks

    On August 20, the mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, reported on his Telegram channel that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made an attempt to fly into Moscow from the south but was intercepted by air defense forces. However, no further details were provided.

    The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that around 4 am, a UAV of an aircraft type was detected over the Stupino district in the Moscow region. It was allegedly neutralized using electronic warfare means and subsequently lost control, …

  • Russian Kursk and Belgorod regions cancel Victory Day celebrations for security reasons

    A Victory Day Parade will not be held in the Russian city of Kursk on May 9 for security reasons, said the governor of the region Roman Starovoit. According to him, the decision was made by the operational headquarters, which decided to strengthen anti-terrorist measures.

    A military parade on May 9 was also canceled in the Belgorod region last week. The governor of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, announced that he did not want to "provoke the enemy with a large number of equipment and military …

  • Kyiv on fires in Russia: Belgorod, Voronezh and Kursk regions are being demilitarized

    Advisor to the Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration, a member of the delegation at the talks with Russia, Mykhailo Podolyak commented on the fires in the Belgorod, Voronezh and Kursk regions of the Russian Federation.

    “The Belgorod, Voronezh and Kursk regions are also beginning to learn such a concept as demilitarization. Disarmament. In these Russian regions, large fuel depots that supply fuel for Russian armored vehicles are periodically catching fire, and ammunition depots are …