...
By Sophie Clark
Live News Reporter
0
Share
Newsweek is a Trust Project member
See more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.
Social media has been flooded with videos of alleged Russian soldiers being sent into a deadly "meat grinder" in the Kursk region, as several military vehicles are shown being destroyed one by one in the region.
A video taken by the Ukrainian drone channel run by Serhii Sternenko and shared by an Estonian blogger known as WarTranslated on X (formerly Twitter) shows tanks from Russia's 810th Brigade in the Kursk zone, a Russian-occupied area where Ukraine launched a counteroffensive.
Newsweek could not independently verify when or where these videos were filmed.
Read More on World
...
Newsweek reported earlier this week that Russia planned on sending 50,000 troops to the Kursk zone to fight Ukrainian forces there. Among the troops are newly recruited North Korean soldiers sent to fight alongside Russians.
The addition of North Korean soldiers has made it easier for Russia to fight Ukrainian counteroffensives without withdrawing their troops from other areas in the conflict, although questions have arisen around whether the North Korean troops are well-trained or prepared for combat in the region.
Per videos on social media, despite the push for new soldiers and a militaristic rejuvenation, Russia's new effort to fight Ukraine in the area has become tantamount to a "meat grinder" as military vehicles continue to be sent into the area despite other vehicles being blown up right before them.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been contacted for comment.
Another image of Russian military tanks posted by X account WarMonitor, shows four burned-up tanks supposedly all in the Kursk region.
WarMonitor said: "The 810th Marine Brigade of the Russian federation has taken unimaginable losses in assaults on positions in the Kursk region over the last 5 days, newly conscripted soldiers thrown into the most dangerous combat positions in Ukraine the result is obvious from this image."
The battle is not entirely one-sided, as reported by a X account called 'Kriegsforscher' run by a member of the Ukrainian Marine Corps: "Very bloody battles are going on in Kursk oblast. After a failed attack at the first day of operation the enemy used a bare minimum in terms of using AFV at my flank and in the centre."
Newsweek reported that Russia is working hard to maintain control over the Kursk region before Donald Trump takes office in the hopes that a Trump ceasefire will see the region permanently part of the land held by Russia in a ceasefire agreement.
Trump pledged to end the war in Ukraine throughout his campaign. However, per Newsweek reporting, Trump also recently asked Putin not to escalate the war any further.
Do you have a story we should be covering? Do you have any questions about this article? Contact LiveNews@newsweek.com
View 0 Comments
Submit Correction
View Editorial & AI Guidelines