Colombian Assault Units TAKE RUSSIANS BY STORM! | RFU News

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Today, there is a lot of news from the Kursk direction.

Here, Colombian volunteers in the Ukrainian army launched a well-planned and decisive attack across the border to put an important position under their control. By doing so they are not only establishing control in the area but also sabotaging Russian offensive efforts into the Sumy Region.

Recently, Ukrainian units have initiated precise offensive operations in the border region near the Russian village of Novyi Put, strategically situated between Tyotkino and the areas where Russia has infiltrated Sumy oblast. The purpose of these targeted raids is clear: to prevent Russia from launching additional offensives west of their current efforts, which would not only alleviate the Ukrainian pressure on Tyotkino but also threaten Sumy’s defenses from the north.

Ukraine’s tactical approach in this critical area consists of a threefold strategy. Firstly, their goal is to systematically reduce Russian manpower, weakening the enemy’s frontline strength. Secondly, they aim to neutralize Russian artillery, thus depriving ground troops of crucial fire support. Lastly, Ukraine is conducting surgical operations that, though seemingly small in scale, yield strategic results far exceeding their immediate battlefield significance.

In line with this strategy, Ukrainian drones recently identified and coordinated a precision air strike against a Russian troop deployment area deep in the Kursk region. Released footage and prior intelligence confirmed the destruction of a Russian airborne company-sized formation. By specifically targeting such elite units, Ukraine seeks to disrupt Russian capabilities that provide coordination and rapid-response support, severely diminishing Russia's ability to launch cohesive offensive or defensive operations.

Complementing this, Ukrainian forces have intensified efforts to dismantle Russian artillery. Notably, Ukrainian drones successfully targeted a Russian 152-mm self-propelled artillery system, the 2S43 Malva, with a precision-guided Darts kamikaze drone. Eliminating such artillery pieces weakens the enemy’s firepower, leaving Russian ground troops exposed and vulnerable to Ukrainian raids and further accelerating Russia’s attrition.

Most remarkable, however, was the recent direct-action assault involving Colombian volunteers serving within Ukrainian units. These volunteers with extensive combat experience and training serving in the Colombian armed forces, were instrumental in clearing Russian forces entrenched within a small, forested area near the border. Despite its modest size, this wooded patch, surrounded by open fields, offers significant tactical advantages, granting control over the surrounding territory to whoever controls it.

The assault unfolded with meticulous coordination. Ukrainian drone operators provided real-time aerial surveillance, carefully directing the Colombian unit to Russian defensive trenches and bunkers concealed within the forest. Leveraging their expertise in stealth infiltration, the Colombian soldiers approached unnoticed, initiating close-quarters combat. Suppressing Russian defenders within their bunkers, the Colombians methodically cleared each position using grenades and explosives, finally securing the main trenches after an intense battle. Following this decisive victory, the Colombian-Ukrainian force proudly displayed the captured Russian equipment as symbolic trophies, underscoring their success.

This particular position’s tactical value is significant. Its defensive potential is enhanced by interconnected tree lines and nearby settlements offering concealed ground lines of communication for Ukrainian troops. Furthermore, the location is strategically beneficial due to its clear lines of fire, forcing any counterattacking Russian units into predictable and lethal kill zones, or right out in the open fields. Due to pre-existing Russian-built anti-tank ditches and dragon’s teeth obstacles in the west, Russian armored counterattacks would be forced into a southern flanking maneuver. Such movements would inevitably expose them to crossfire from entrenched Ukrainian units from the north and south, putting them in a devastating kill zone. All this means that, should Russian commanders decide to retake this forest patch, guarding the far eastern flank of Tiotkino, they would have to expend considerable resources, troops, time, and armor to retake it. Only to find Ukrainian forces will have likely withdrawn before succumbing to intense Russian bombardments, effectively forcing Russia to destroy a potential staging ground.

Overall, this operation conducted by Colombian volunteers exemplifies Ukraine’s broader strategic intent along the Sumy-Kursk border region. Ukrainian forces carry out numerous such raids, continuously forcing Russia to allocate resources over...