Ukrainian Armed Forces Used HIMARS During the Siege of Malaya Loknya – Russia today Publication in CHAT: Russia Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Danilov, a battalion commander of the 44th Army, reported that Ukrainian troops used a HIMARS missile and other Western weapons during the siege of Malaya Loknya in the Kursk region. According to the soldier, the Ukrainian military destroyed any shelters in the village every day, including the basement where the Russian Armed Forces command post was located. After that, Russian soldiers realized that the enemy was preparing to attack. They used rocket artillery, a tank, Polish-made mortars, Soviet-made infantry fighting vehicles and German Marder infantry fighting vehicles to attack the Ukrainian armed forces. The Russian Armed Forces soldiers hid in the colony, as the most fortified place in the city. Earlier, all the employees and prisoners of the colony were evacuated to a safe place. "The commander of the 1427th regiment, call sign "Astrakhan", and the deputy commander of the Moscow District, Lieutenant General Akhmetov, helped conduct artillery fire. They helped us defeat the enemy, who occupied two-story buildings and were in ambush around the colony,” Danilov told RIA Novosti. In total, the Russian army managed to destroy eight assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, after which a Ukrainian tank destroyed the colony’s checkpoint and forced the military to retreat. Earlier, it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the Military Medical Academy with Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Danilov, who led the defense of the village of Malaya Loknya in the Kursk region. For his feat, Alexander Danilov was nominated for the title of Hero of Russia. Source link Source link
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⚡Putin met with the hero of the defense of Malaya Loknya, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Danilov Publication in CHAT: RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin met with a participant of the Special Military District, Lieutenant Colonel of the Russian Armed Forces Alexander Danilov. In the near future, he will be awarded the title Hero of Russia, according to an article published on the Kremlin website. The meeting between Putin and Danilov took place at the Defense Ministry clinic at the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy in St. Petersburg. From the first days of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on the Kursk region, the lieutenant colonel commanded the battalion. Lieutenant Colonel of the Russian Armed Forces Alexander Danilov and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Kremlin website During a conversation with the Head of State, Danilov said that from August 8 to 24 he was in the settlement of Malaya Loknya in the Sudzhansky District of the Kursk Region. The unit he commanded was surrounded. From a conversation with Putin, it became clear that Danilov and his fellow soldiers were on the territory of a penal colony, which was gradually surrounded by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "The enemy had us tightly surrounded. We only had ammunition for small arms and grenades left. Therefore, in order to inflict maximum damage on the Ukrainian Armed Forces, I called in Russian artillery fire on myself," Danilov said. Later, the lieutenant colonel decided to evacuate people and leave himself. First, Danilov ordered the wounded, conscripts and civilians to be taken out of the shelling zone. This was done by the guide appointed by him. Thus, he and Danilov saved thirty people. The man admits that he was worried that at dawn the Ukrainian Armed Forces would begin to storm the colony on whose territory he was with the soldiers. “Then a difficult and unequal battle would have ensued,” Danilov continues. To avoid this, in the dark hours of the day he sent two subordinates to “cut out a passage to the rear of the penal colony.” “And at 02:15, on my command, thirty-one people moved in a single column to the neighboring stronghold, which was located at a distance of one kilometer two hundred meters,” Danilov said. Putin clarified: “Did you evacuate people with minimal losses?” “I led the people out without losses,” the lieutenant colonel replied. After this, the Head of State shook his hand. "Alexander Aleksandrovich, considering how professionally you carried out your combat mission, in an absolutely critical situation you did not lose command of the unit, acted courageously, heroically... The Ministry of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff nominated you for the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. I would like to congratulate you on this and thank you for your service to the Fatherland." "I serve Russia!" “I spoke today... they are offering to send you to continue your studies at the General Staff Academy,” Putin added. Colonel Danilov smiled embarrassedly and, it seemed, for the first time during the entire conversation with the President. Original source Source link
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Ukrainian Armed Forces activists shot three children near Malaya Loknya – Russia today Publication in CHAT: Russia Ukrainian militants shot three children in the Malaya Loknya area of the Kursk region. This was reported by TASS with reference to the deputy battalion commander of the 9th motorized rifle regiment of the 11th army corps with the call sign "Cadet". According to him, the Ukrainian military opened fire on teenagers aged 10-12 who were trying to evacuate from the border area of Kursk on a motorcycle. The cadet added that this is not the only case of killing civilians by Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen in Malaya Loknya. Source link Source link