A Ukrainian Air Force strike on Monday inflicted “significant damage” on a Russian command post in Kursk Oblast, according to Ukraine’s military. The attack underscores ongoing Ukrainian efforts to weaken Russian military infrastructure on Russian territory.
On August 6, Ukraine launched a military operation into Russia’s Kursk region, taking Russian President Vladimir Putin and even Kyiv’s allies by surprise. Ukrainian forces initially seized 500 square miles of lightly defended territory along the border.
While Ukraine has retained positions in the region, Russia has since regained control of roughly half of the area originally captured by Kyiv’s forces, reports indicate.
Ukraine’s recent airstrikes on Russian soil have exposed vulnerabilities in Russia’s air defenses, highlighting Kyiv’s expanding military reach.
On Tuesday, Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed a high-precision strike on a Russian command post near Novoivanovka, a village in Kursk Oblast.
According to the General Staff, the command post was housed in an abandoned building and used by Russian forces to coordinate military operations in the region.
“As a result of the operation, the facility sustained significant damage, leading to substantial casualties among enemy personnel,” the statement said, adding that efforts were made to minimize civilian risk.
This latest strike follows another Ukrainian attack on a command post in the Kursk city of Rylsk just days earlier.
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told The Associated Press that the Rylsk strike resulted in the deaths of dozens of Russian and North Korean officers.
“There was a strong operation by our military—they hit their central command post in the Kursk direction. And they lost key officers of Russia and North Korea,” Zelensky said.
Ukraine’s General Staff reaffirmed its commitment to targeting Russian military infrastructure, stating on Facebook:
“Our goal is to destroy all key command posts and other military infrastructure of the enemy until the complete stop of Russian aggression.”
Despite Ukrainian advances and airstrikes, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Russia’s military has not made any recent confirmed progress in Kursk. However, the conflict in the region is expected to persist as both sides continue their operations.
AP
