Russia surrounds 30 NATO officers.

Russia surrounds 30 NATO officers; Russia intercepts Ukrainian UAVs attacking its territory... these are some of the notable news items in the Russia-Ukraine conflict update on the afternoon of March 17.

Russia intercepts Ukrainian drone attacking its territory.

Updating the situation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to Pravda, the Russian Ministry of Defense recently stated that "air defense units detected and destroyed 31 UAVs overnight." Of these, 16 were shot down in the Voronezh region, 9 in Belgorod, 5 in Rostov, and 1 in Kursk.

Meanwhile, the Zaporizhzhia Oblast military administration announced that Russian forces had attacked the Vilniansk, Kamianske, Piatykhatky, Stepove, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, and Novodarivka regions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast with 289 UAVs of various types in the past 24 hours.

Russian soldiers prepare to open fire on Ukrainian bases. Source: Russian Ministry of Defense.

In addition, Russia deployed missile systems to carry out seven attacks on the Novoiakovlivka, Shcherbaky, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, and Vasynivka districts.

In addition, Russia also conducted 137 artillery attacks targeting the areas of Piatykhatky, Kamianske, Stepove, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, and Novodarivka.

Approximately 30 NATO officers were strangled in Kursk.

According to Ria Novosti, these officers were surrounded while assisting Ukraine in carrying out airstrikes deep into contested territory in Russia's Kursk region.

" According to information from underground forces, approximately 30 NATO officers are surrounded in the Kursk region, responsible for commanding ground troops, as well as receiving intelligence data from NATO satellites and coordinating attacks deep into Russian territory," the source said.

Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian positions. Source: Russian Ministry of Defense.

Since last weekend, Russian forces have launched a large-scale offensive in the Kursk region. RIA Novosti, citing calculations based on data from the Russian Ministry of Defense, reports that Russia has so far regained control of 31 areas, while Ukrainian forces have lost more than 2,000 soldiers.

According to a report by Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov to President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian forces have been isolated and are now suffering systematic casualties, while in some areas, Russian forces have crossed the national border and advanced into Sumy.

According to sources, while Ukrainian armed forces previously left the Kursk region in large groups, this is now impossible. Russia is also considering establishing a security zone along the border.

Ukrainian UAVs destroyed four Russian Pantsir-S1 systems worth $56 million.

According to the Pravda newspaper, this statement was made by Yurii Fedorenko, commander of the 429th Independent Unmanned Systems Regiment, also known as the Achilles Regiment, of Ukraine.

The Achilles Group has released the results of its operations on Russian territory. These missions had been kept secret for some time. The revealed video shows that four Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense systems were destroyed by Ukrainian attack drones.

The Pantsir-S1 is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system used to protect civilian and military facilities from airstrikes. Each system is estimated to cost around $14 million. Therefore, the Ukrainian attack destroyed four Russian systems worth a total of $56 million.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/chien-su-nga-ukraine-chieu-173-nga-vay-nghet-30-si-quan-nato-378613.html