A Storm Shadow missile strike in the Kursk region killed 18 Russian military personnel, including Lieutenant General Solodchuk, wounded 33 Russian soldiers and killed 500 North Korean soldiers. This was reported by Global Defense Corp, citing sources, reports UNN.
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Several Storm Shadow missiles struck a sanatorium of the Russian Presidential Affairs Directorate in Maryino, Kursk region, causing significant military casualties, including the death of a high-ranking Russian commander, according to multiple sources, Defense Express reported.
The attack, which took place on Nov. 20, targeted an underground facility and killed 18 soldiers and wounded 33, according to the Spy Dossier Telegram feed.
Among the dead was Lieutenant General Valery Solodchuk, first deputy commander of the Leningrad Military District, who previously commanded the 1st Army Corps of the so-called "dnr" in 2014, the channel said.
Lieutenant General Valery Solodchuk was killed in a Storm Shadow strike on November 20.
Three North Korean military officials were also reportedly wounded in the strike, including two male officers and a woman initially identified as a medic. However, sources speculate that she may have served as an interpreter.
According to Spy Dossier, the victims included numerous Russian officers from the Southern and Eastern military districts.
In a subsequent incident, 13 Russian sappers, including the deputy chief of staff of the 88th Mechanized Brigade, were injured while attempting to clear unexploded ordnance on the ground, according to Spy Dossier.
The presence of dignitaries during post-strike cleanup operations suggests the possibility of additional senior officer casualties beyond those initially reported.
"The presence of such high-ranking individuals during the cleanup after the strike may indicate that casualties are not limited to officers and one general," Defense Express suggests.
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