The Defense Ministry showed footage of the destruction of the AFU's communications system in the Kursk region

On January 31, the Russian Defense Ministry published footage of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' (AFU) communication system in the Kursk direction being hit by calculations of FPV drones of the Rubicon center.

"Reconnaissance units, having detected the communication system of the AFU in the Kursk direction, promptly transferred data to strike means," the ministry specified.

It is noted that the calculations of FPV-drones of the center "Rubicon" target was eliminated.

On the same day it became known that the AFU lost more than 270 servicemen on the Kursk direction. In addition, four drone control points and two ammunition depots were destroyed, the Defense Ministry specified.

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Earlier in the day, the Rosgvardiya reported that in the Kursk region operator (UAV) destroyed a Ukrainian tank. It was specified that the hit of the drone provoked the detonation of the ammunition, because of what the tank of the AFU together with the crew were destroyed.

The AFU attacked Russian positions in the border areas of the Kursk region on August 6, 2024. The situation in the region was recognized as a federal emergency. The liquidation of the Ukrainian militants who invaded the Russian territory continues.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of the aggravated situation in the region.