Russia ambushed and destroyed a Ukrainian convoy in Kursk.

(Dan Tri) - Russia released a video recording the scene of its attack and destruction of a Ukrainian military convoy in Kursk.

On March 10, the Russian Ministry of Defense posted the moment the country destroyed a Ukrainian military convoy on the Kursk front.

The more than 40-second video shows Russian firepower hitting the front and rear of the convoy, then hitting the vehicles in the middle in turn.

Russia ambushed and destroyed the Ukrainian convoy in Kursk (Video: Russian Ministry of Defense).

The tactic of blocking the front and locking the rear is one of the long-standing methods of fighting, referring to shooting at the first and last vehicles in a convoy, in order to trap the remaining vehicles in the middle, so that the attack can continue.

Ukraine used this tactic in Brovary when it blocked a Russian tank column outside Kiev in March 2022.

The video was released as the 10,000-strong Ukrainian force in Kursk province, western Russia, is facing difficulties.

Relentless attacks by an elite group of Russian drones have destroyed hundreds of vehicles along the main road leading into Kursk, to the town of Sudzha, leaving the key Ukrainian stronghold in shambles.

Exploiting the increasingly difficult supply situation of Ukraine's Siversk Tactical-Operation Group, the much larger Russian force at Kursk has intensified its three-month-old counteroffensive.

Ukrainian brigades on the northern edge of the corridor are withdrawing to Sudzha, where Ukrainian soldiers recently repelled a Russian attempt to penetrate the front line by crawling through an old gas pipeline.

This redeployment could be a sign that Ukraine is about to completely withdraw from Kursk, returning to safer areas in northern Ukraine.

According to Forbes, Russian forces are trying to cut off any Ukrainian retreat route. "Russia is destroying bridges in Kursk province and along the international border, in order to prevent the Siversk Tactical-Operation Group from leaving Kursk and returning to Ukraine," the Ukrainian National Defense Strategy Center warned.

The Siversk team actually made some headway until early February. However, the arrival of Russia's Rubicon Advanced Unmanned Systems Center later that month changed the situation completely.

“Rubicon uses advanced drone tactics,” explains independent analyst Andrew Perpetua. More dangerously, Rubicon’s frontal attack drones appear to be able to fly through Ukraine’s radio jamming system.

A series of Russian UAV attacks on the road into Sudzha on or just before February 25 signaled the beginning of the final phase of Ukraine's seven-month-long offensive at Kursk.

“The day you see this happening should have been the day you started worrying about Kursk,” Mr. Perpetua wrote.

Russia's successful drone operation in Kursk comes as US President Donald Trump has cut US aid to Ukraine and ended intelligence sharing between the two countries.

Russia is taking advantage of the opportunity this turning point presents to retake Kursk, taking away Kiev's key card in any potential territorial negotiations.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-gioi/nga-phuc-kich-chan-dau-khoa-duoi-pha-huy-doan-xe-ukraine-o-kursk-20250310164600886.htm