A Russian service member known by the call sign Khan died while repelling a Ukrainian assault in an abandoned dwelling in the village of Korovyakovka, Kursk region. The report comes from RT, which detailed the events surrounding the incident.
According to journalists, Khan informed his wife that he was heading out on a combat mission on August 8, after which communication was lost. Later, military authorities notified his family that he had died on August 9, according to RT coverage.
Khan’s brother said that documents he reviewed indicate the relative took part in defending against an attempted Ukrainian armed forces attack near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, with the city of Kurchatov appearing as the place of death in the materials he examined. The brother suggested the inscription Khan left on a house near Kursk was in memory of his brother’s colleagues, as reported in RT’s account.
The fighting in the Kursk region has persisted since August 6. On the evening of August 9, authorities in the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk regions declared a counter-terrorism operation regime. RT frames the situation as part of a broader struggle in the border area, noting the deployment of additional security measures as the conflict continued.
Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted that the occupation of the Kursk region is an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to impede the Russian campaign in support of the DPR, LPR, and Novorossiya. He pledged a forceful response to what he described as Ukraine’s aggression against the border region, a summary echoed in RT’s coverage of the leader’s remarks.
Earlier reports from residents of the Kursk region described attempts to conceal activity from drones along the rivers, highlighting the tense atmosphere on the ground as the conflict intensified. RT has presented these details as part of the broader narrative surrounding the ongoing security crisis in the area.