Ukrainian forces have struck a Russian military convoy in Kursk Oblast, Russian media reported. An independent Cheka-OGPU Telegram channel posted footage of burning military equipment on a road near the city of Rylsk.
The military convoy was attacked in the village of Oktyabrskoye, located eight kilometers from the city of Rylsk, according to independent Russian media and Reuters, which reported that it had managed to verify the location from the video as the village of Oktyabrskoye.
Attack on Russian military convoy. Footage from the recording VChK-OGPU/Telegram
According to calculations by the independent Russian portal Agientstwo, the place of the attack is located about 30 km from the border with Ukraine.
Fireballs on the road
The recording, published by the independent Russian Telegram channel of the Cheka-OGPU, shows flames on the road and the voice of a man in an approaching car talking about “ammunition detonation” can be heard.
Independent Russian military analyst Yan Matveyev estimated that at least 14 Ural and KamAZ trucks carrying infantry were destroyed in the Ukrainian strike. He said some of the vehicles burned down completely.
According to Reuters, the footage shows about 15 trucks, including one marked “Z”. Russia uses the letter as a symbol of the invasion of Ukraine. Reuters noted that it was unable to determine when exactly the video was filmed.
Reuters, The Moscow Times, WCzK-OGPU
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