Paratroopers show first hours of offensive in Kursk region

Paratroopers show first hours of offensive in Kursk region

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The Command of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed a video of the first hours of the Defence Forces' offensive in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation on 6 August 2024.

According to Ukrinform, the video was posted on Facebook.

Video: Official public channel of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The video shows fragments of mine clearance, border breakthrough, destruction of Russian defences, aviation and artillery operations, as well as the taking of prisoners.

"The first hours of the Defence Forces' offensive in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation on 6 August 2024. A day that will go down in the history of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Careful preparation, planning, surprise, morale and information silence were decisive at the initial stage of the operation," the Air Assault Forces stressed.

The command of the Air Assault Forces emphasised: "Now everything depends on the resilience of the Ukrainian soldier of all branches of the armed forces involved in the operation."

As reported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have taken control of more than a thousand square kilometres of Kursk region with dozens of settlements.

On 15 August, President Volodymyr Zelensky chaired a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff, at which it was announced that a military commandant's office would be established in the controlled territories of Kursk region. Major General Eduard Moskalev was appointed its head.

According to the British newspaper The Independent, the Ukrainian Armed Forces could have captured about 2,000 Russian soldiers during the operation in Kursk region.

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