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[Text/Wang Shichun, Observer Network] After nearly 5 months, the Ukrainian army attacked the Russian mainland again. This time, the Ukrainian army broke into the direction of Kursk Oblast, Russia, and the farthest penetration was 7 kilometers.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the evening of August 6 that starting at 8 a.m. on August 6, 300 Ukrainian soldiers, supported by 11 tanks and 22 armored vehicles, attacked Russian positions in the Kursk region. Russian border protection forces, together with border guards, repelled the attack and concentrated their firepower on the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces. The fire destroyed 16 armored vehicles of the Ukrainian armed forces, including 6 tanks.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also released a video of the attack. The video shows that the Ukrainian army used at least 8 American-made "Stryker" armored vehicles to break into Russian territory. The Russian army used suicide drones and "Lancet" cruise missiles to attack these convoys. In addition, the Russian army also used "Iskander"Ballistic MissilesThe two Ukrainian "Buk" air defense systems that were protecting the convoy were hit. Video footage shot by residents of the Suja region of the Russian Kursk border city showed that Ukrainian artillery fire destroyed some houses and that Russian Su-25 attack aircraft participated in the strike.

The Russian army destroyed the Ukrainian army's "Buk" air defense system Russian group "The Wron Side"

The Russian army attacked the Ukrainian military convoy in the area about 7 kilometers inside Russian territory, near the Russian Defense Ministry in Suja

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Alexei Smirnov, acting governor of Russia's Kursk region, said Russian troops had stopped a border offensive attempt by a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group. Smirnov said five Russians were killed in the fighting, including two ambulance workers, and at least 20 were injured, including six children.

Smirnov said on social media that Ukrainian armed personnel entered Kursk Oblast on the 6th, and fighting broke out in the Suzhansky and Kornevsky regions of Kursk Oblast. He said that the Russian border guards worked closely with the regular army to repel the enemy's attack.

Although the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that the Ukrainian army had retreated, the Russian "Telegram" group and the Ukrainian "Telegram" group claimed that the Ukrainian army was still in Russia. According to the video released by the Ukrainian side, Ukraine entered the depths of Kursk Oblast and destroyed the Russian reinforcements' T-62M tanks and at least one Ka-52 helicopter. The Ukrainian army also captured at least several Russian soldiers.

The group "Suriyak", which has long been concerned about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, said that several villages in the Kursk region of Russia, including Nikolayev-Darino, Darino, Sverdlikovo, Oleshnya and Gogolevka, have broken away from Russian control or are surrounded by Ukrainian troops that have not yet withdrawn from Russian territory. The fighting is still going on and it will take time to clarify the current situation.

This is the first time Ukraine has attacked Russia again after nearly 5 months. But unlike in the past, this time the Ukrainian army did not mention organizations such as the "Russian Free Army". Earlier on March 13, Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles were trying to cross the border into the Belgorod region of Russia. The Russian army then released a large number of combat videos. Then in May, the Russian army attacked Kharkiv Oblast again. Zelensky admitted that the Russian army had advanced about 10 kilometers in Kharkiv Oblast at most. At present, the two armies are still fighting fiercely in the Volchansk area of ​​Kharkiv.

Reuters said the offensive was one of Ukraine's largest ground offensives against Russian territory since the conflict broke out. Ukraine has not yet made an official comment.

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