Russia detains British veteran in Ukraine; Kiev releases photo of Oreshnik missile warhead

Russia arrests British veteran in Ukraine; Kiev releases photos of Oreshnik missile warhead... are notable information about the Russia-Ukraine war on November 26.

Russia arrests former British soldier 'fighting for Ukraine' in Kursk province

On the evening of November 24, British media reported that a former British soldier who fought for Ukraine was just arrested by Russia in Kursk province, Russia.

In a video posted on the Telegram platform, a man wearing a military uniform and speaking with a British accent identified himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22 years old, from England.

The man said he served in the British Army from 2019 to 2023, with the rank of Private, 252nd Unit, 22nd Signal Regiment, 1st Signal Brigade. After his discharge, Anderson joined the Ukrainian International Corps.

Also in the video, the former British soldier describes how he flew from England to the Polish city of Krakow, then traveled by road to the Ukrainian city of Lvov.

The Ukrainian International Corps was established in 2022, recruiting foreign volunteers to fight against Russia.

Recently, a Russian military website cited sources saying that since the beginning of November, more than 200 foreign mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VSU) have been killed in Kursk province.

Among the dead were Polish, Estonian, American, German and British citizens. The remaining mercenaries were surrounded and trying to evacuate the fighting area.

To ensure the corridor for the evacuation of the wounded, VSU mobilized reserve forces, including units of the 756th Regiment of the Rear Railway Protection Force.

However, reports say that attempts to lift the siege have failed. The reinforcements suffered significant losses and were unable to complete their mission. Mercenaries are suffering heavy losses in their attempts to break out of the so-called “potato” created by the Russian army.

More than 1,000 Ukrainian troops have been encircled in Kurakhove.

According to Topcor.ru, the Battle of Kurakhove is coming to an end, as most of this Ukrainian fortress city has been taken over by the Russian Army. It is worth noting that the Russian Army did not attack Kurakhove directly, but advanced on a very wide front, including organizing a three-sided encirclement of the entire Kurakhove area.

Russia's Vostok Group, which is responsible for the offensive in the direction east and south of Kurakhove, used diversionary tactics, launching attacks in unexpected places. Photo: According to Topcor.ru

Earlier, the Russian army had occupied the village of Dalney, located on the road from Uspenivka to Kurakhove, directly cutting off the southern defense axis of the city of Kurakhove, connecting the defense line along the Sukhi Yaly River with Kurakhove. Thus, the two sides would not be able to support each other.

After successfully organizing the siege, the Russian army used artillery fire, air force, FPV UAVs, along with shock troops, persistently advancing in fierce battles east of the city of Kurakhove. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army also took advantage of the unstable position of the Russian army to send more troops to Kurakhove.

Rybar channel reported that the Russian army repelled three Ukrainian brigade-level combat units, and at the same time, the counterattack of the 46th Mobile Brigade from the Ukrainian city of Kurakhove was also repelled.

Russian artillery and air forces controlled all roads leading to the Kurakhove area at any time and carried out heavy bombing raids on Ukrainian troops. In the city, the 5th Brigade of the 51st Army of the Vostok Group raised Russian flags in many areas.

The Russian Vostok Army Group, which was responsible for the offensive in the direction east and south of Kurakhove, used diversionary tactics, conducting attacks in unexpected places, and the speed of the group's advance exceeded the imagination of the Ukrainian military command.

In urban battles, the Russian army actively uses medium-range reconnaissance UAVs, equipped with high-resolution infrared cameras. After discovering Ukrainian troops hiding in buildings or forests, they use FPV UAVs and artillery fire to carry out fierce fire attacks, then the assault team moves forward, completely destroying the Ukrainian forces.

According to the latest news from Military Chronicle, the Ukrainian army has retreated from the center of Kurakhove to the western industrial zone during the night. Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers are crowded into a narrow area of ​​about 2 square kilometers. If the Ukrainian army does not surrender, they may be completely destroyed by the fire of the Russian Army.

The Deep State channel reports in-depth from Ukrainian sources that the Russian army's encirclement of Kulakhove is about to be closed. The southern flank of the Russian army in Uspenivka is about 3 km from the northern flank of Trudove. The Ukrainian army is trying to retreat, but it is too late to escape the Russian encirclement.

The Russian army is still about 4 km away from closing the encirclement, which can also be seen from the very fast pace of its advance. The tactical operations of the Russian army in Kurakhove are called "wolf hunting" tactics. The situation is developing in an increasingly unfavorable direction for Ukraine, more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers near Kurakhove are about to be surrounded by Russia.

Ukraine releases photos of Oreshnik missile warhead

On November 24, the country's Security Service (SBU) released the first images of the warhead of the Oreshnik missile, the weapon recently used by Russia to attack the city of Dnipro.

“ This is the first time that fragments of this type of missile have been found on Ukrainian territory ,” an unnamed SBU military expert told RBC Ukraine.

It is expected that the above warheads will be transferred to Ukrainian military experts in the near future to decode this new Russian weapon.

Earlier on November 21, Russian leaders announced that the Oreshnik missile was a new weapon, and that the launch of the Oreshnik missile at the city of Dnipro was a successful “combat test.” The missile flies at a speed of 2.5-3 km/s, or 10 times the speed of sound.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/chien-su-nga-ukraine-sang-2611-nga-bat-giu-cuu-binh-anh-o-ukraine-kiev-cong-bo-anh-dau-dan-ten-lua-oreshnik-360859.html