Ukraine Launches Combined Arms Counterattack in Kursk

Russian military bloggers are stunned by the effectiveness.

It’s all happening in Kursk Oblast, Russia.

Ukraine launched an unexpected mechanized assault toward the Russian town of Bolshoe Soldatskoye. The area is heavily packed, with multiple Russian brigades stationed along the crowded front. Yet, waves of Ukrainian armored vehicles rolled into the section.

At the Ukr-Rus front, nothing is supposed to move fast. That’s the unwritten rule. Every inch is under constant drone surveillance. The moment enemy vehicles are spotted massing and moving, first-person-view (FPV) drones swarm toward them, ready to drop grenades. As FPV drone operators guide their drones, they also relay the enemy’s route to artillery units stationed in the rear.

The defending brigades would have already mined the roads and identified choke points—vulnerable sections where vehicles are forced to slow down, such as narrow paths or sharp turns. These coordinates would already be programmed for the gunners. Drone operators signal the vehicles’ estimated time of arrival at the kill zone. As the enemy columns enter, a volley of artillery shells rains down, immobilizing the vehicles. Anything left standing is picked off with kamikaze drones.

The frontline is where mechanized columns go to die. That’s how brutal it is.