SOF operators conducted a raid behind enemy lines in the Kursk oblast
10 November, 2024 Advance of SOF operators during raid. Freeze frame from the SOF video Special Operations Forces (SOF) operators raided behind enemy lines in the Kursk oblast.
The video was published on the Telegram channel of the Special Operations Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is reported that as a result of successful actions behind enemy lines, the SOF operators killed 14 invaders and captured three. According to the footage released on the video, the SOF operators managed to quietly penetrate the forest area where the Russian invaders were stationed and conduct a surprise attack.
Camouflage robes were used for additional disguise. Taking advantage of the suddenness, two invaders were captured right in the shelter.
Another was wounded in a firefight and decided to surrender.
The SOF operators take prisoners of war. Freeze frame from the video of the SOF
The rest of the enemy soldiers were killed in a small arms battle and even in hand-to-hand combat. After the battle, following the conventions, the SOF operators provided first aid to the wounded Russian POWs.
SOF operator provide medical aid to a wounded prisoner.
Freeze frame from the SOF video
The actions of the special forces during the operation were coordinated with the help of reconnaissance drones.
Using UAVs to coordinate the actions of the SOF soldiers. Freeze frame from the SOF video
The use of drones for coordination is a common practice for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Moreover, commercial drones are used not only for this purpose but also for specialized military developments.
At the end of September 2024, footage of the use of the Black Hornet nano-drone by the SOF fighters, also in the Kursk region, was made public.
Black Hornet nano-drone of the SOF in the Kursk region.
September 2024. Frame from the video of the UA REG TEAM unit
The development of the Norwegian company Prox Dynamics weighs only 18 g and can operate without recharging for 25 minutes. With a main rotor diameter of 120 mm, the drone reaches speeds of over 20 km/h.
Its flight range is about 2 km.
The total weight of the entire kit is about 1.3 kg.