Published: September 18, 2024 3:54 pm
Author: RT
The vehicle was set ablaze not far from the border, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said
A Russian kamikaze drone has destroyed a Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) that was being used in Kiev’s incursion into Kursk Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow stated on Wednesday, releasing footage of the strike.
Russian reconnaissance spotted the Ukrainian IFV in a wooded area at an unspecified location, with the military proceeding to hit it with a first-person-view UAV, the ministry said.
“As a result of a direct hit by the FPV drone, the Ukrainian IFV was destroyed,” officials stated, adding that it would be “impossible to repair” the vehicle.
The ministry released footage of the strike, which shows the IFV parked on a road near a forest before being hit by what appears to be a drone. Moments later, the vehicle begins to burn. The crew’s fate is unknown.
Russian forces routinely use drones, missiles, and artillery to strike Ukrainian troops that invaded Kursk Region early last month. While the incursion forces initially made some progress, the raid has since been halted and Russia has begun a counteroffensive to push Ukrainian forces back, according to sources on both sides.
Officials in Kiev have said the main purpose of the Kursk attack was to gain a stronger position in potential talks with Moscow and to instill fear in the Russian population. Moscow has ruled out any engagement with Kiev as long as it has troops on Russian soil.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Kiev has lost more than 14,600 service members since the start of the operation in Kursk.
