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Ukrainian forces struck a Russian military base in the Kursk region using modified Neptune missiles.

Malaya Loknya, Kursk
Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources
Kyiv Post Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent

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Entities

Neptune (weapon_system) Russia (organization) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian 18th Motorized Rifle Division (military_unit) 11th Army Corps (military_unit) Leningrad Military District (organization) Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade (military_unit) 1427th Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) Ramzan Kadyrov (person) Russian 14th Motorized Rifle Battalion of the Akhmat-Chechnya Regiment (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Akhmat battalion (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Modified Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles were said to have struck a Russian base in the Kursk region this week.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces encircled elements of the Russian 18th Motorized Rifle Division in Malaya Loknya

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Defense Forces have advanced again in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation and taken control of two more settlements

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Progress of 1-3 kilometers made in Kursk region

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Active actions are underway in one more settlement

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

While Moscow seems to have redeployed some troops to Kursk Oblast, it hasn't been enough to significantly impact the Donbas front line

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-02-20T18:04:05.331Z

Source story: 37934