Ukrainians reported serious confusion in the ranks troops Putin. Pilots of a Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter, also known as a “flying tank,” mistakenly attacked their own convoy on the night of Saturday to Sunday (August 11-12), which was heading to the front in Kursk Oblast at that time.
Russia attacks its own. Ka-52 Alligator helicopter destroys howitzer
According to the entries posted by the Russians on Telegram, the convoy was mistakenly identified as a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group. Pilots of the Ka-52 Alligator helicopter fired at the convoy and destroyed one 2S19 Msta-S howitzer. The entries about this incident, along with the photos, were then removed from a social networking site.
War in Ukraine. A buffer zone is being created in Kursk Oblast
Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko announced on Wednesday, August 14That Ukraine creates a buffer zone in the Kursk region to put pressure on MoscowLast week, about a thousand Ukrainian soldiers, supported by tanks and armored vehicles, broke through the Russian border. The Ukrainian government also announced the creation of humanitarian corridors and the access of international organizations to occupied areas in Kursk region.
The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, General Oleksandr Syrsky, reported that Ukrainians control 74 Russian towns, including the city of Sudzha. Kiev hopes that the offensive on Russian territory will improve the situation in Donbas, where the Russians are actively attacking and slowly occupying more and more territories. The Russians have evacuated about 200,000 civilians from the areas of Kursk Oblast threatened by warfare.