Ukrainian Armed Forces confirm attack on command post in Kursk region
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian Armed Forces strike Kursk region with Storm Shadow missiles (MBDA)
Ukrainian defenders attacked a Russian command post near the village of Maryino, Kursk region. On November 20, the media reported that the facility could have been attacked with Storm Shadow missiles, according to the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a Separate Battalion of Unmanned System Raid.
"Operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces successfully carried out an operation to adjust and document the results of a fire strike on the enemy's command post near the settlement of Maryino, Kursk region," the Unmanned Systems Forces reported.
They added that the mission was carried out by the Harpoon crew of the 413th Separate Battalion of Unmanned System Raid in coordination with the Unmanned Systems Forces unit of the 78th Separate Air Assault Regiment Dzhmil.
In comments under a Facebook post, the 413th Separate Battalion of Unmanned System Raid hinted that the attack was conducted for the first time in history using British cruise missiles.
Photo: commentary of the Separate Battalion of Unmanned System Raid on the attack (screenshot)
First Storm Shadow strike on Russia
On November 20, Bloomberg reported that Ukraine had used Storm Shadow missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time. Russian propagandists later shared videos on Telegram showing impacts in the village of Maryino.
Subsequently, Defense Express suggested that the target of the Ukrainian strike could have been a property linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin - the Baryatinsky estate.
According to the agency, there is an underground command post of the Russian forces on the territory of the estate. The command of the Russian troops in the Kursk region and even North Korean generals could have been there.
