The Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to attack a military unit in the Kursk region using a drone, after which it was shot down by the Russian air defense system. This was reported by Telegram channel Basis with a link to the source.
According to the source, a Ukrainian drone was found over a unit in the Kursk region on the night of May 10. The drone crashed next to an inactive fuel and lubricant storage tank after it was shot down by Russian air defenses.
Earlier, the governor of the Kursk region Roman Starovoit on a Telegram channel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was shot on A protective facility under construction in the area caused one of the builders to be shocked by a bullet.
On February 24, 2022, Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.