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the russian ministry of defense released a video: the russian army dispatched a su-34 fighter to attack ukrainian military targets in kursk oblast

according to russian media such as ria novosti, the russian ministry of defense announced on the 7th that the russian army dispatched a su-34 fighter jet to attack ukrainian military targets in the border area of ​​kursk oblast.

the russian ministry of defense released a video of the su-34 fighter performing this mission. ria novosti added that after receiving information confirming that the target was destroyed, the russian crew returned safely to their base.

screenshot of the video released by the russian ministry of defense on the 7th

as of press time, there has been no official response from ukraine.

previous reports

russia says it attacked ukrainian military airport, ukraine says it blocked russian advance

the russian ministry of defense reported on the 7th local time that in the past day, the russian army has taken control of the kalinovo settlement in the donetsk region. the russian army attacked the ukrainian military airport, factory facilities for producing drone parts and tactical missiles, and warehouses for storing foreign weapons. the russian air defense forces shot down 30 ukrainian drones.

the notice also stated that in the past day, the russian army killed and wounded 280 ukrainian troops in the kursk direction, destroyed 3 ukrainian tanks, 10 armored vehicles, 9 artillery pieces, 9 vehicles and many weapons and equipment including electronic warfare equipment.

the general staff of the ukrainian armed forces issued a battle report on the 7th stating that as of that afternoon, 101 battles had occurred in the front-line areas and many battles were still ongoing.

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said on a tv program on the 7th that the situation in the pokrovsk direction is still difficult, but the situation has improved. earlier, ukrainian armed forces commander-in-chief sersky said in an interview that the ukrainian army successfully prevented the russian army from advancing further in the pokrovsk direction.

source: huanqiu.com/zhang jiangping, cctv news client