Defense Ministry shows footage of the destruction of an AFU mortar in the Kursk border area

The Russian military has destroyed a mortar of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the border area of Kursk Region. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday, January 23, showing objective control footage.

"In the course of reconnaissance activities in the border area of the Kursk region, servicemen of the North group of troops uncovered a camouflaged firing position of a mortar calculation of an AFU unit near a forest belt," the ministry said in a statement.

The decision to strike was made after determining and confirming the exact coordinates. The objective control footage shows the sighting, the exact strike and the subsequent explosion.

On the eve of the Russian Defense Ministry showed the footage of objective control of the destruction of a tank of the AFU by the calculation of barrage munition "Lancet" of the group of troops "North" in the border area of the Kursk region.

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 state of emergency of federal character. The liquidation of the Ukrainian militants who invaded the Russian territory is underway.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the beginning 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.