SBU offers no comment on reports of “cardboard drones” attacking Kursk airfield

SBU spokesman Artem Dekhtyarenko refrained from commenting on the involvement of the Security Service of Ukraine in the attack on the airfield in Russia’s Kursk on the night of August 27 involving cardboard drones.

The official spoke at the national telethon, Ukrinform reports.

"I can say that since the outset of the full-scale invasion, the SBU has conducted hundreds of secret special operations. Moreover, this is done both on the contact line and behind enemy lines. Moreover, most of these operations are of the highest level of complexity. But so far I cannot comment on or confirm any cases of attacks," said the spokesman.

Regarding the SBU's cooperation with other elements of Ukraine’s Security and Defense Forces, Dekhtiarenko noted that this work is done “non-stop, including during special operations.”

Answering the question of how much it costs the Russians to fly a Ukrainian drone to Russia, Dekhtiarenko noted he could not disclose the specifics of such efforts. "I can only say that we are doing everything to make it more costly for the enemy than it is for us," he added.

The video posted on August 31 shows cardboard drones being tested. Ukrainian media reported that it seems to be a new SBU project and that such drones are invisible to enemy radars. Allegedly, these cardboard drones were used to attack the airfield in Kursk, Russia, overnight August 27.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, loud explosions rang out in Kursk in the early hours of August 27, which was confirmed by local residents.

According to Ukraine’s intelligence, the kamikaze drones "destroyed four Su-30s and a MiG-29 aircraft. Also among the targets hit were the radars of the S-300 complex and two Pantsirs."