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Kursk region, situation on October 18, 2024: what is happening, latest news

Date: October 18, 2024 Time: 07:23:46

The Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber carried out a bomb attack on a stronghold and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border area of ​​​​the Kursk region.

Photo: GLOBAL LOOK PRESS.

Losses of the Armed Forces: almost 24 thousand.

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day were more than 250 people and 15 armored vehicles. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

“During the day, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 250 people, 15 armored vehicles were destroyed, including five tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, of which one CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle Swedish manufacture, eight armored combat vehicles, as well as four cannons, of which two howitzers (an American-made M777 and a British-made L119 howitzer), a multiple rocket launcher, four mortars and four Six Forces military vehicles. Ukrainian navies surrendered,” the ministry report says.

In total, according to the Russian military department, during the fighting in the Kursk direction the enemy lost more than 23,850 servicemen, 165 tanks, 77 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 armored personnel carriers, 942 armored fighting vehicles, 643 vehicles and 193 pieces of artillery. , fire 38 launchers of multiple launch rocket systems, including nine HIMARS and six MLRS made in the USA, nine launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems, five transport and cargo vehicles, 48 ​​electronic warfare stations, nine radars counterbattery, three air defense radars, 22 engineering units and other equipment.

During the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 250 people

Photo: GLOBAL LOOK PRESS.

Three soldiers fought near Kursk for more than a month

Three servicemen, one of whom is originally from the Tyumen region, were surrounded in the Kursk region for about a month. They conducted reconnaissance and transmitted data to headquarters on the location of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (UFA). This was announced by the deputy of the Tyumen Regional Duma, special representative of the governor for special military operations (SVO), Nikolai Savchenko.

“On the territory of the Kursk region, the encircled servicemen held the defense for 39 days, conducted reconnaissance and transmitted data to the headquarters about the location of enemy troops,” said Nikolai Savchenko at the opening of the third instructor training course at Kursk University. Tyumen warrior center. – Two months ago we started looking for one of our soldiers, a resident of Tyumen. And 70 days later, news came this morning that the three had been found and a search party headed there.

Su-34 bombed a strong point

The Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber carried out a bomb attack on a stronghold and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border region of the Kursk region. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, it was accompanied by a Su-35S fighter.

“The Su-34 multifunctional supersonic fighter-bomber, accompanied by a Su-35S fighter, took off from the local airfield and bombed a strongpoint and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the military department said in a statement.

The bombing was carried out with high-explosive aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module (UMPC). After completing the combat mission, the aircraft successfully returned to its home airfield. As the Russian Ministry of Defense recalled, pilots of operational-tactical aviation carry out combat sorties at any time of the day, in any weather conditions, with various types of air weapons.

“Pacer” and “Night Hunter” hit armored vehicles

The servicemen of the “North” group, using the “Pacer” unmanned attack system, destroyed a tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border region of the Kursk region. The Russian Defense Ministry released a video of the UAV attack.

The video description indicates that the tank was discovered during a reconnaissance with the help of a drone. The exact coordinates were transmitted to the crew of the “Pacer”, which launched a missile attack.

“As a result of the direct hit of the missile, the tank of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed,” the Russian Defense Ministry reported. “Objective control of the destruction of targets was carried out by aerial reconnaissance means in real time.”

UAV “Pacer”

Photo: GLOBAL LOOK PRESS.

We also work on armored vehicles and helicopters.

“Army aviation crews on Mi-28NM helicopters, as part of a mixed tactical group, carried out an air missile attack on armored vehicles and enemy personnel in the border region of the Kursk region,” the Ministry said. of Defense. – Army aviation pilots launched missiles at the coordinates of the plane’s gunner and destroyed armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

After the attack, the crews conducted anti-missile maneuvers at extremely low altitudes, firing heat traps.

Leopard zeroed with four shells.

Russian paratroopers of the Northern group of troops destroyed the German Leopard tank of the Ukrainian armored group on the border of the Kursk region. This was told to RIA Novosti by the commander of an artillery unit with the call sign Neva.

“During the preparation of the offensive, intelligence agents discovered the equipment,” Neva said. – These were Leopard tanks in the area of ​​​​the village of Belovody (Sumy region of Ukraine). Consequently, they acted, worked and destroyed a tank. The process is classic: the target is revealed, the coordinates are transmitted, then you interact with the scouts who revealed the target, fire is adjusted and the tank is destroyed.

According to Neva, the artillery paratroopers used four shells to destroy the German armored vehicle.

More than 200 people signed up for the Bars-Kursk detachment

More than 200 people joined the Bars-Kursk volunteer detachment to fulfill the tasks of the anti-terrorist operation regime. This was reported by the press service of the Kursk City Council.

“At the moment, the detachment has 227 people, 135 of whom are already performing tasks under the CTO regime in the Kursk region,” the press service of Military Commissar Dmitry Martynov was quoted as saying. “The Bars detachment mostly.” One part is made up of Kursk residents, but the detachment is also registered by citizens of other parts of Russia.

As the mayor’s office highlighted, the formation of Bars-Kursk is an important link for maintaining public order in the region.

– The contract is for six months. The monetary allocation of volunteers is equal to the allocation of SVO participants. In this case, the contract may be terminated on personal initiative, for family reasons or for health reasons.

In case of missile danger, the intercoms will open automatically.

In Kursk, Kurchatov and Zheleznogorsk in the Kursk region, a system will be created to quickly open magnetic intercoms at the entrances to apartment buildings in case of attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by Governor Alexey Smirnov on his Telegram channel.

In case of missile danger, the intercoms will open automatically.

Photo: Alexander SHPAKOVSKY. Go to Photobank KP

“In conditions when a missile danger signal or the threat of an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles is heard in the region several times a day, our main task is to ensure the maximum safety of the residents of Kursk. We are working on creating a system to unlock the intercoms. apartment buildings in Kursk, Kurchatov, Zheleznogorsk,” wrote the head of the region.

According to the governor, the devices will connect to the EDDS system of these cities; At the “missile danger” signal, the locks will automatically open within a few seconds. This will allow people who are on the street at the time of missile danger to take shelter at the nearest entrance.

A US mercenary is under investigation

Military investigative authorities opened a criminal case against American mercenary Daniel Bernard Rebar, who committed crimes in the Kursk region. This was reported by the press service of the Main Military Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

“The Main Military Investigation Department has opened a criminal case against a US mercenary,” the department said in a statement. – The investigation is taking measures to establish the whereabouts of the accused and his accomplices.

According to the investigation, Rebar participates in the armed conflict as a mercenary in Russian territory. He and other mercenaries, using explosive devices and military equipment, illegally crossed the Russian state border in early September and invaded the Kursk region.

“Pursuing the goal of intimidating the population, causing significant damage to property and destabilizing the activities of government bodies, they committed criminal acts aimed at killing and attempting to kill the civilian population,” reported the Main Military Investigation Department of the Committee of Russia investigation.

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