Ukrainian Stryker crew runs over Russian soldier in Kursk Oblast attack

Jan 7, 2025 - 08:00

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During Ukraine’s ongoing new offensive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, drone surveillance captured footage of a Ukrainian Stryker infantry fighting vehicle pursuing and running over at least one Russian soldier in snowy conditions, Forbes reports.

Ukrainian forces launched an offensive operation in western Russia’s Kursk Oblast on 6 January 2025, advancing up to three kilometers despite being outnumbered three-to-one. The operation, led by Ukraine’s independent air assault forces, began from Ukrainian positions on the northern edge of their 650-square-kilometer salient in the region. Intense combat erupted near the village of Berdin, with both sides engaging in close-quarter combat using short-range grenade launchers while under constant drone attacks.

The Ukrainian 19-ton Stryker infantry fighting vehicle, operated by a two-person crew, reportedly maneuvered deliberately to engage exposed Russian personnel in the field. Sources indicate it exhausted its ammunition, necessitating this unconventional form of attack.