The last thing left for Ukrainian forces in Kursk are just two or three strongholds, and Russian troops have not managed to capture them after a month-long heavy attack? This case will make it clear.
The battlefield situation in Ukraine and Russia is that Russia is very powerful, occupying an advantage, but not as powerful as imagined; Ukraine is weak and on the defensive, but also not as weak as imagined.
The 82nd Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian army released a full video of a battle, from which the defense tactics of Ukrainian forces can be analyzed. In the morning, a reconnaissance team of the 752th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian army launched an offensive. A T-72B3 tank of the Russian side first initiated an assault, using the tank's mobile accurate shooting to provide cover. Then, three BTR-82 armored personnel carriers and at least two all-terrain vehicles of the Russian side transported Russian assault infantry to the frontline.
However, the Ukrainian side had laid landmines on the forward road. As a result, the Russian assault group had to change its attack route. In this way, the Russian side unknowingly entered the pre-set firepower strike area of the Ukrainian side. There were also British-made Starstreak man-portable air-defense missiles on the Ukrainian positions for air defense cover.
The Russians did not know the precise hiding locations of the Ukrainians, putting them in a passive situation. First, anti-tank missiles like Javelin and heavy bomb-dropping drones struck, taking out the Russian T-72B3 tank and all-terrain vehicles. Then, Swedish AT-4 anti-armor rocket launchers were used to attack the Russian armored vehicles.
In the end, the battle was actually over without either side seeing each other. It was all beyond visual range combat, and the fighting ended even before anyone could see anyone else.
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