01:14Mandatory Credit: Russian Defence Ministry
Russian tanks were seen taking up firing positions in Kursk as the Defence Ministry reported that the Sever Group of forces had hit Ukrainian military equipment and personnel in the Russia-Ukraine border region.
It came following Kiev's surprise incursion into Russia last week. Footage shows the servicemen in a camouflaged tank, assessing firing positions and on manoeuvres.
"Sever Group’s tanks <...> continue to destroy mobile AFU armoured groups. <...> In the course of combat operation they fire at the enemy over the sights and from concealed positions, which allows them to remain unseen," the Defence Ministry's report stated.
The department added that a support group of motorised riflemen was also covering the tank crews, adding that they "monitor the airspace and are ready to counter enemy groups in case they are in the area".
According to reports, Ukrainian forces entered Kursk region on August 6, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called a 'large-scale provocation'.
Putin met with governors of Russia's border regions on Monday. According to the Kursk region's acting government, 12 people were killed, 121 wounded, including 10 children, in the attack.
Kursk's acting governor also claimed that "28 settlements are under the enemy's control. The depth of penetration into the territory of the Kursk region is 12 kilometres. The width along the front is 40 kilometres."
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while around 121,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Meanwhile, on Monday Kiev claimed it controlled '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory, while President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'.
On potential talks with Ukraine, Putin also said there could not be negotiations with those who "indiscriminately attack civilians or try to threaten nuclear power facilities" - following reports of another strike on the Zaporozhye facility.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
The date and location of the footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry cannot be independently verified.
Russian tanks reportedly target Ukrainian military equipment, personnel in Kursk border region
Russian tanks were seen taking up firing positions in Kursk as the Defence Ministry reported that the Sever Group of forces had hit Ukrainian military equipment and personnel in the Russia-Ukraine border region.
It came following Kiev's surprise incursion into Russia last week. Footage shows the servicemen in a camouflaged tank, assessing firing positions and on manoeuvres.
"Sever Group’s tanks <...> continue to destroy mobile AFU armoured groups. <...> In the course of combat operation they fire at the enemy over the sights and from concealed positions, which allows them to remain unseen," the Defence Ministry's report stated.
The department added that a support group of motorised riflemen was also covering the tank crews, adding that they "monitor the airspace and are ready to counter enemy groups in case they are in the area".
According to reports, Ukrainian forces entered Kursk region on August 6, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called a 'large-scale provocation'.
Putin met with governors of Russia's border regions on Monday. According to the Kursk region's acting government, 12 people were killed, 121 wounded, including 10 children, in the attack.
Kursk's acting governor also claimed that "28 settlements are under the enemy's control. The depth of penetration into the territory of the Kursk region is 12 kilometres. The width along the front is 40 kilometres."
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while around 121,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Meanwhile, on Monday Kiev claimed it controlled '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory, while President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'.
On potential talks with Ukraine, Putin also said there could not be negotiations with those who "indiscriminately attack civilians or try to threaten nuclear power facilities" - following reports of another strike on the Zaporozhye facility.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
The date and location of the footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry cannot be independently verified.
Mandatory Credit: Russian Defence Ministry
Russian tanks were seen taking up firing positions in Kursk as the Defence Ministry reported that the Sever Group of forces had hit Ukrainian military equipment and personnel in the Russia-Ukraine border region.
It came following Kiev's surprise incursion into Russia last week. Footage shows the servicemen in a camouflaged tank, assessing firing positions and on manoeuvres.
"Sever Group’s tanks <...> continue to destroy mobile AFU armoured groups. <...> In the course of combat operation they fire at the enemy over the sights and from concealed positions, which allows them to remain unseen," the Defence Ministry's report stated.
The department added that a support group of motorised riflemen was also covering the tank crews, adding that they "monitor the airspace and are ready to counter enemy groups in case they are in the area".
According to reports, Ukrainian forces entered Kursk region on August 6, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called a 'large-scale provocation'.
Putin met with governors of Russia's border regions on Monday. According to the Kursk region's acting government, 12 people were killed, 121 wounded, including 10 children, in the attack.
Kursk's acting governor also claimed that "28 settlements are under the enemy's control. The depth of penetration into the territory of the Kursk region is 12 kilometres. The width along the front is 40 kilometres."
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while around 121,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Meanwhile, on Monday Kiev claimed it controlled '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory, while President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'.
On potential talks with Ukraine, Putin also said there could not be negotiations with those who "indiscriminately attack civilians or try to threaten nuclear power facilities" - following reports of another strike on the Zaporozhye facility.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
The date and location of the footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry cannot be independently verified.