💥 Attack

Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones struck a gathering of Russian senior officers in Rylsk using Cessna-like aircraft carrying 250-kg HE bombs.

Rylsk, Kursk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post UNIAN Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones struck a gathering of Russian senior officers in Rylsk using Cessna-like aircraft carrying 250-kg HE bombs.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Missile and Artillery Forces struck a command post of the Russian Armed Forces’ Kursk group in the city of Rylsk.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

As a result of a coordinated and precise strike, the enemy’s command and control post was destroyed.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

operations targeting Russian command posts will continue until Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is completely ended.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Defense Forces have repelled attacks by Russian forces in the Kursk region, preventing significant advancement despite intense combat.

Ukrainian strike against Russian command post in Rylsk killed dozens of Russian and North Korean officers

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

North Korea's troops fighting alongside Russian forces have been taking heavy losses and have reportedly been withdrawn from some parts of the front line.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.155Z

Source story: day-1073a-2025-02-01