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Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 14 drones and four Tochka-U missiles were shot down over Kursk region at night.

August 11, 2024 Kursk, Kursk Oblast

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Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Tochka-U missile system (weapon_system) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Belovsky district (location) Russia (organization) Alexey Smirnov (person) Kursk Oblast (location) Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (location) Russian forces (organization) Russian authorities (organization) Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups (military_unit) Nikolai Volobuev (person) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Alexei Smirnov (person) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) 22nd Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) 88th Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) 80th Air Assault Brigade (military_unit) Akhmat (military_unit) Aida (military_unit) Alaudinov (person) Pasi Paroinen (person) Black Bird Group (organization) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Donbas (location) Russian military (organization) Ukraine (organization) Russian military personnel (person) Martynovka (location) Hordeivka (location) Russian Ministry of Defence (organization) Tochka-U tactical missile (weapon_system) UAVs (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: uncertain

14 drones and four Tochka-U missiles were allegedly shot down over Kursk region at night

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups enter the Belovsky district of Kursk Oblast overnight

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The Sudzha gas measuring station has been brought under control by Ukrainian forces.

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

The incursion involved 6,000 to 10,000 fighters from the 22nd and 88th Mechanized Brigades and the 80th Air Assault Brigade.

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces have occupied three villages in Kursk Oblast.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Russian Ministry of Defence claims that 18 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight: 11 over Kursk region, five over Belgorod region, and two over Voronezh region.

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