Ukrainian Air Force strikes UAV command post in Russia's Kursk Oblast

Ukraine’s Air Force struck a command post of Russian UAV units in Kursk Oblast on Sunday, 4 May, killing up to 20 Russian servicemen.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook

Quote: "On 4 May, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully struck a command post of enemy UAV units near the village of Tyotkino, Kursk Oblast.

The crews of unmanned reconnaissance and attack drones were based there. As a result of the strike, up to 20 occupiers were killed and their equipment was destroyed."

Details: No details were given on the type of weapons used in the attack.

Background:

• On 5 May, residents of several Sumy Oblast settlements near the border with Russia – Bilopillia and Vorozhba – were asked to urgently evacuate.
• On 26 April, Ukraine’s General Staff stressed that statements by Russian senior leadership claiming the fighting in Russia’s Kursk Oblast had ended do not reflect reality.
• Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated that the Kursk operation, which has lasted for 9 months, has achieved most of its goals, and the buffer zone created by the Armed Forces remained relevant.

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