Kursk Video shows Ukrainian Bradley and Abrams hitting Russian tanks

New footage appears to show a US-provided tank and armored vehicle on Russian soil as Kyiv’s surprise incursion across the border approaches the three-month mark.

The 47th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is stationed in hot spots of hostilities on hundreds of kilometers of the front line, shared videos on social networks On Monday, it showed an Abrams tank and a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, donated by the United States, in action in Russia’s Kursk region.

Militants of Kyiv conducted an operation in the border area, including shelling the positions of Russian troops with US-made TOW anti-tank missiles, the brigade reported.

Newsweek could not independently verify the footage. Russia’s Defense Ministry reached out for comment via email.

Video of the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and the Abrams tank of the 47th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, firing at Russian positions in a strip of trees and launching smoke grenades in Kursk. It is reported that BMP-2 of the 130th Battalion, infantry of the 33rd Airborne Assault Battalion and artillery fire also took part in the assault… pic.twitter.com/Lm1t4wRlgf

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The offensive of Ukraine on Kursk from the beginning of August marked the most important advance on the territory of Russia since the outbreak of full-scale war in February 2022. This move caught many international observers, including Ukraine’s closest allies, by surprise, and Russia was in no hurry to repel Kyiv’s rapid advance at first.

Many of the attacks have focused on the area around the town of Suja, which Ukraine claimed just over a week after the invasion began, and Korenevo, a town northwest of Suja. In recent weeks, Russia has advanced and reclaimed territory south of Korenevo that was previously controlled by Ukraine.

Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US think tank that tracks daily developments on the front line, said on Sunday that both Ukrainian and Russian forces had advanced in an area now controlled by Kyiv, called the Ukrainian Kursk Salient.

Ukraine’s top military official, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on Friday that Russia suffered 17,819 casualties, including those killed, wounded and captured, in Kursk. President of Russia Vladimir Putin declared that Ukrainian troops were “encircled” near Kursk.

“Could anyone have imagined six months ago that American equipment would end up on enemy territory?” This is stated in the message of the 47th separate mechanized brigade.

Earlier this month, the brigade praised the work of Abrams and Bradley, saying, “American technology matters on the battlefield.”

To date, the United States has provided Ukraine with 31 Abrams tanks and more than 300 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, as well as support vehicles. A pentagon documents

Soldiers from Ukraine’s 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade said Saturday that the 47th used armored vehicles, including the Bradley, along with support from several other military units to execute a “well-prepared assault operation with excellent inter-unit interoperability.”

The location of the soldiers was not indicated, but Newsweek could not independently verify this report.

on monday NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he could to confirm the introduction of North Korean troops into Russiaand that North Korean military units have been transferred to the Kursk region.”

In recent weeks, Ukrainian and South Korean intelligence have suggested that more than 10,000 Pyongyang fighters have arrived in Russia, likely destined for clashes with Ukraine.

The military intelligence of Kyiv’s GUR reported on Thursday that it had detected North Korean troops in the Kursk region for the first time the day before.

Several NATO countries have condemned the presence of North Korean soldiers in Russia as a dangerous and alarming escalation of the conflict. Seoul, deeply wary of Pyongyang’s close relationship with Moscow and its increasingly provocative stance in recent months, said it would consider sending weapons to Ukraine, marking a major policy shift from its long-held stance of deterring lethal aid.

The Kremlin dismissed these accusations as “fake news”, while the representative of North Korea in UN called the reports “baseless”.

But in comments over the weekend, Putin said it was Russia’s “sovereign decision” to develop its defense relationship with North Korea. At the beginning of this year, Moscow signed a treaty on mutual defense with Pyongyang.

“This is our business,” Putin said.