As Ukrainian forces' cross-border raids on Russia intensify, a video of a dead body on top of a burned-out Russian military truck in the Kursk region on August 11, 2024, has been leaked.

 　As Ukrainian forces' cross-border raids on Russia intensify, a video has leaked showing a dead body on top of a burned-out Russian military truck in the Kursk region on August 11, 2024. Video Suggests Burnt Russian Army Truck and Bodies in Russia's Kursk Region A video has surfaced online showing what appears to be a dead body on top of a burned-out Russian military truck in the Kursk region along the Russian border in southwestern Ukraine.

　Shared by Russian military bloggers and independent media, the video, taken during the day and located by CNN, shows about a dozen trucks, seemingly containing dozens of dead bodies, on the side of a road in the village of Oktyabrskoye, about 8 kilometers east of Kursk town. Some of the trucks were completely burned out, while others were undamaged but appeared to contain the bodies of Russian soldiers.

　This was the aftermath of a raid by Ukrainian forces on the Krkus region during the night of August 8. The raid came three days after the Ukrainian authorities switched to the tactic of a surprise invasion of Russian territory.On August 9, Russian authorities declared a federal-scale state of emergency in the Kurkus region, which had not been invaded in more than two years of war. This week's invasion marked the first time regular Ukrainian troops and special operations forces have entered Russian territory and attacked the Kurks. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced that an additional 80 rescue workers, including bomb disposal, were sent to Kursk on August 9 to evacuate residents to safer areas.

　Ukrainian forces began their invasion of Russia's Kursk region from the Shumy region on August 6, 2024. There was little resistance from Russian border guards or small military units; on August 9, Ukrainian forces invaded more than 10 kilometers into Russian territory. They took control of more than 20 settlements, including the town of Suja. Unlike previous incursions led by the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, regular Ukrainian troops invaded the Kursk region. As the Russian advance continues in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, this may be intended to distract Russian troops from Ukrainian hot spots and boost the morale of the Ukrainian military. Russian artillery shelling and airstrikes have increased to levels recorded during the escalation in early May 2024.

Warning: Screenshot from a video of a supposedly destroyed Russian convoy near Rylsk in the Kursk region has been circling around the Internet. (Source: open source)