Attack on convoy in Kursk region kills 490 Russian troops - Khorne Group

A video of the broken Russian military equipment was filmed 8 km from Rylsk in the village of Oktyabrskoye, Kursk region.

"It was likely the reserves that the Russian authorities sent to the border villages. It is not yet known exactly what hit the convoy with the equipment," analysts suggest.

Videos and photos of the destroyed Russian convoy began to circulate online. They showed burnt-out military equipment and damaged tented trucks with dead soldiers.

According to unconfirmed reports, the strike was carried out by a HIMARS rocket artillery system.

Information from Khorne Group

The details of the attack on the convoy were published on August 10 by the Khorne Group Telegram channel, which is affiliated with the 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"There are 490 killed orcs in the convoy that was targeted earlier near Rylsk," the message says.

There is currently no official confirmation of this figure from the Ukrainian or Russian side.

In turn, Khorne Group thanks the Russian propagandists and military bloggers for the video of the movement of Russian military columns in Kursk region, which can be used to determine the coordinates. The group asks local residents to join the cause in exchange for a $1,000 reward.

Russian milbloggers blame propagandists for attack

Russian military reporters have thrown a tantrum. The day before, the Zvezda TV channel broadcast footage showing the Russian Defense Ministry moving military personnel and equipment from the Belgorod and Donetsk regions to the Kursk region.

According to "Vazhnye istorii" ("Important Stories"), Russian milbloggers Rybar, Dwa Majors, and Zhivov Z threw a tantrum and blamed their fellow propagandists for the destruction of the convoy.

Rybar wrote, "Video recordings that reveal the time and place of the convoy’s movement helped to inform the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

What is known about cross-border raid in Russia’s Kursk region

On August 6, the authorities of Russia's Kursk region stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly tried to break through the Russian border, but were allegedly pushed back. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that "the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group retreated to its territory.”

Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate refused to comment on the statements regarding the Kursk region. However, NV media, citing its own source in Ukrainian intelligence, wrote that the events in the Kursk region "definitely did not involve fighters of the Russian Volunteer Corps, who are fighting as part of Ukraine's Armed Forces.”

The Institute for the Study of War noted that the Russian Defense Ministry, acting governor of the Kursk region Alexei Smirnov, and some propagandists have different versions of the events in the Kursk region.

On August 7, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin convened the Russian military leadership to discuss the situation in the Kursk region, which he called a "large-scale provocation." At the time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called on the international community to "strongly condemn the Kyiv regime's criminal attacks on Russian territory."

On the same day, Russian media reported that workers at the Kursk nuclear power plant feared that the plant's management had not prepared for a possible attack by the Ukrainian armed forces.

Additionally, in the Kursk region, the Russians have started forming UAV operator units from civilians, providing them with up to 10 hours of training.

On August 7, a state of emergency was introduced in the Kursk region.

On August 8, the Institute for War Studies reported that Ukrainian troops confirmed advancing up to 10 km deep into the Kursk region as mechanized offensives continued.

The Washington Post reported that Ukraine has taken control of the gas metering station in Sudzha, Kursk region. Previously, Russia claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had occupied several border villages and part of the town of Sudzha.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh stated that Ukraine’s actions in the Kursk region in Russia "are consistent with U.S. policy" and do not cause any escalation.

On Friday, August 9, it was reported that terrorists from PMC Wagner intend to fight for Russia in the Kursk region.