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Russia says it fired glide bombs at Ukrainian troops in Kursk border region

Russia says it fired glide bombs at Ukrainian troops in Kursk border region
In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, Oct 11, 2024, a Russian sniper, in an undisclosed location, fires towards Ukrainian forces. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russian glide bombs have struck a concentration of Ukrainian troops near the border of Russia's western Kursk region, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday (Oct 13).

It said the attack was directed against "a strongpoint and concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel", and the bombs were delivered by a Russian Su-34 warplane.

Reuters could not independently verify the strike, and the defence ministry's brief statement did not give any details on the impact.

Ukraine caught Moscow by surprise on Aug 6 by bursting across the border into the Kursk region, in the first invasion of Russian sovereign territory since World War Two.

Russia has been trying for more than two months to eject the Ukrainian forces. Earlier on Sunday, the defence ministry in Moscow said it was pursuing offensive operations at several dozen locations in the region.

As of early September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his forces controlled more than 1,300 sq km of Kursk, including 100 settlements. On Saturday he said Russian forces had tried to oust Ukrainian troops "but we are holding the designated lines".

Russia said its forces had taken back several villages last week.

The outcome of the fighting in Kursk could have a significant impact on the course of the war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

If it can hold on to a slice of Russian territory, Ukraine will have a valuable bargaining chip in any future peace negotiations.

On the other hand, its decision to commit a substantial force to the Kursk offensive has come with a price elsewhere on the battlefield, as Russia advanced in eastern Ukraine at its fastest pace for two years in August and September.

Source: Reuters/fs

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