Ukrainian forces conducted a combined strike using drones and Western-provided Storm Shadow missiles against military targets in Kursk Oblast, including the Baryatinsky Estate in Marino which may have housed a command post for Russian and North Korean troops.

Ukrainian forces launched up to 12 Storm Shadow missiles at Kursk Oblast, with fragments striking Marino

The target may have been a command post for Russian and North Korean troops operating in Kursk Oblast

During one of the unsuccessful enemy assaults, paratroopers from the 80th Brigade eliminated the enemy in considerable numbers

The development follows reports of initial clashes between Ukrainian forces and North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

Ukraine fired British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into the Kursk village of Marino

During one of the enemy's unsuccessful assaults, 80th Brigade fighters destroyed a large number of the enemy, and those who miraculously survived decided to surrender, thus saving their lives.

Two prisoners from the Storm Z unit stated that after signing a contract and ten days of training, they were thrown into battle to die as cannon fodder.

Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked military targets in Russia with British Storm Shadow missiles for the first time.

The strikes were authorized in response to the deployment of North Korean (DPRK) military forces in Russia.