💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces used Storm Shadow missiles to strike the Baryatinsky estate in Russia's Kursk region, targeting what was suspected to be a Russian Armed Forces command post.

Kursk region, Kursk Oblast
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Kyiv Post Ukrinform UNIAN Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces reportedly used UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles last week to strike the Baryatinsky estate in Russia's Kursk region in which it was suspected that an Russian Armed Forces command post was located.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Defense Forces continue the raid in Russia's Kursk direction where enemy launched 25 airstrikes with 39 guided air bombs

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The most destructive was the Storm Shadow attack on a Russian command bunker near Maryino in Kursk Oblast on November 20.

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

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

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

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Extracted: 2026-02-17T04:17:38.819Z

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