The Russian Defense Ministry has released videos that purportedly show successful attacks on Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast. However, the videos were shot in different locations and at different times, independent Russian news portal The Insider reported on August 10.
The Ukrainian military launched a surprise incidence across the border on August 6, bringing regular Ukrainian forces into Russia for the first time. Ukraine has continued to Advance paymentTriggering a emergency and “anti-terrorist operation” in Russia.
The Russian Defense Ministry and state-controlled media have been distributing videos purporting to show Russian forces defeating Ukrainian troops in the region. A video released on August 9 purports to show Russian troops carrying out attacks against the Ukrainian military in the neighboring region. Sumy Oblast in response to the Kursk invasion.
The video was actually released weeks before the offensive, Insider reports. reportedRussian state media TASS published the video on July 14.
Another video, published on August 10 by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, purports to show Russian helicopters attacking Ukrainian personnel and armored vehicles. Kursk Oblast with S-13 on-board missiles.
The problem with this claim is that the video was recorded in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, the insider said. Screenshots of the Defense Ministry videos show facilities and areas that are clearly Chasiv Yar and Kreminna.
One day after the start of the Ukrainian offensive, Valery Gerasimov, The Russian commander in the war against Ukraine said that Kiev’s attempts to penetrate deep into the Kursk region had been “stopped” and “the operation will end with the defeat of the enemy and the return to the state border.”
While the Russian Defense Ministry tried to downplay the effectiveness of the Ukrainian incursion, it also admitted on August 11 that Ukrainian forces had reached the villages of Tolpino and Obshchy Kolodez, which are about 25 and 30 kilometers from the Russian-Ukrainian border, respectively.
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