Storm Shadow Strike in Kursk Region Eliminates 18, Wounds 33 Russian Officers, Including North Korean Personnel

November 20 missile strike, which targeted a command post in the village of Maryino, Rylsky District, in Russia’s Kursk region, caused significant casualties, Russian media reported on November 21.

The attack, reportedly carried out with British-French Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles, resulted in the elimination of 18 Russian servicemen and left 33 others injured.

Among the wounded were three North Koreans: two men with severe injuries and a female medic who sustained minor wounds.

Most of the casualties are reported to be officers from the Russian Southern and Eastern Military Districts.

The strike occurred at approximately 3:00 PM local time.

At the time of the attack, Lieutenant General Solodchuk, the first deputy commander of the Leningrad Military District, was reportedly present at the command post. His condition remains unknown.

Later that evening, during debris removal operations at the site, a secondary explosion occurred around 7:00 p.m., injuring 13 additional servicemen from the 88th Engineering Regiment (unit 53359). Among those injured was the regiment’s deputy chief of staff.

Earlier, Ukraine’s Armed Forces launched British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles at military targets within Russia for the first time.