Ukrainian Armed Forces use Russian fortifications to rebuff assault

In the Kursk oblast, Ukrainian troops repulsed a mechanized attack by the invaders using the captured Russian defense line.

Footage of the fighting was broadcast on the Butusov+ channel.

Units of the 129th Territorial Defense Brigade took up fortified positions built by the invaders on the Russian-Ukrainian border to rebuff the enemy offensive.

A Russian mechanized assault group with a “turtle” tank equipped with a mine trawl was defeated on the outskirts of the city as a result of artillery strikes, mine explosions, and drone strikes.

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Ukrainian military using FPV drones and artillery repel massive Russian assault near Plekhovo village in Kursk region pic.twitter.com/sdXoOl7Rvz

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The location of destroyed Russian vehicles was geolocated (here) 1.5 kilometers east of the village of Plekhovo, the Kursk oblast, near a former Russian stronghold.

Units of the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade have apparently deployed their main forces to these positions. Judging by the images, they were well dug in and intended for a circular defense.

The enemy column marched towards them for almost three kilometers under artillery fire, but ran into an anti-tank ditch and a concrete block barrier, where it was finished off. (Ditches and barriers are highlighted in yellow on the map)

At the same time, the advance of the rushed assault vehicles was hampered by nearby barbed wire barriers, one kilometer away from main Ukrainian positions.

Another stronghold can also be seen to the north of the battlefield, but it is not known whether it was occupied by Ukrainian forces.

Earlier, Militarnyi told about large-scale fortification complexes built by the Russian military in the border area of the Kursk oblast.

In particular, the company stronghold of the 488th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces consisted of dugouts and facilities connected by an extensive network of underground communications.

Fortified from all sides, the stronghold was completely hidden underground. It was electrified and connected to other underground living quarters, a dining room, weapons storage facilities, as well as a bathhouse and toilet.