"After a prolonged drone attack on one of the advanced Russian positions and under the fire cover of their brothers-in-arms, two warriors of the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade moved forward for the assault,

Russian forces launched a brutal offensive in Kursk, resulting in the deaths of 290 Ukrainian soldiers. The deadly assault also saw 18 Ukrainians captured alive in Kurakhove. The attack marked one of the most devastating losses for Ukraine in recent days,

Ukraine’s ambitious plan to reclaim Kurakhove from Russian control has been decisively thwarted. Despite determined efforts, the Ukrainian army's attempts to retake the region were crushed by Russia’s overwhelming force.

Ukraine claimed on Tuesday that its forces had conducted a “high-precision” strike on a Russian military command post in the Kursk region during “combat operations”. However, Kyiv later backtracked and said it had launched fresh offensive operations in the area.