💥 Attack

Geolocated footage published on February 15 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced in southern Sverdlikovo in Kursk Oblast.

February 15, 2025 Sverdlikovo, Kursk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) North Korean units (military_unit) North Korean troops (military_unit) Ukraine (organization) Pavel Filatyev (person) Russian 11th Brigade (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) 4th Ranger Regiment (military_unit) Special Operations Forces (military_unit) FPV drone (weapon_system) Kursk Oblast (location) DPRK soldier (person)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russian forces advanced in southern Sverdlikovo

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Ukraine completely destroyed North Korean units that Putin had to bring in.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian 11th Brigade commander Pavel Filatyev was sacked

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Over the last day, 15 combat engagements took place in the Kursk sector, the enemy conducted 33 air strikes, dropping 49 guided bombs, and fired 332 artillery shells, including 11 from multiple launch rocket systems.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.913Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-15-2025