Video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Telegram on September 8 shows an attack on the positions of foreign mercenaries fighting in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russia.
The attack was carried out at a mercenary shelter near the village of Stetskovka, in Ukraine's Sumy region.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, as a result of this attack, up to 30 mercenaries of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were killed and 6 armored vehicles were destroyed.
The Sumy region of Ukraine borders the Kursk region of Russia. It is from here that the Ukrainian Armed Forces crossed the border into Kursk on August 6. Ukrainian forces in Kursk are also supplied from Sumy. Russian attacks on Sumy have become more frequent in recent times.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of 5 settlements in Kursk province were repelled, the enemy lost up to 40 people.
According to Ukrainian officer Nikolai Melnik, Ukrainian forces had to switch from offensive to almost complete defense in Kursk. He also admitted that in Donbass , the Ukrainian Armed Forces were forced to retreat, surrendering settlements.
On September 8, two Ukrainian planes were shot down over the Belgorod region.
