Ukraine has struck a Russian drone command unit near the village of Tyotkino in the Kursk region on Sunday, according to the Ukrainian general staff. The attack comes as part of the renewed attempts by Ukrainian forces to cross the border into Russia.
Russian officials confirmed a separate Ukrainian strike on an electrical substation in Rylsk, approximately 50 kilometers from the border. According to acting Kursk Governor Alexander Khinshtein, the attack injured two teenagers with shrapnel and damaged two transformers, resulting in a power outage in the area.
Open-source reports claimed that Ukrainian troops attempted to breach fortified Russian border positions by crossing mined terrain with demining vehicles. Pro-Russian account @SororInimicorum claimed that the forces were repelled by mortar fire, leaving behind wounded personnel.
A bunch of Zelensky’s thugs brought a demining vehicle to break through the Russian border yesterday – again, the Kursk region of #Russia. Were boinked by mortars, attempted to flee, leaving their wounded behind… unlikely that anyone made it back home to the NaziLand #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/t44lXbEZAJ
— Soror Inimicorum 🇷🇺🇺🇸☦️ (@SororInimicorum) May 5, 2025
Additional reports claimed that Russia has ordered the evacuation of the village of Glushkovo in the Kursk region amid ongoing clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
Russian Emergency Services in the #Kursk Oblast have order the evacuation of #Glushkovo due to a “complicated situation.” AFU control of the town would mean that Tetkino and the western part of the Glushkovsky District are lost.#OSINT pic.twitter.com/vwpfoKVQqU
— OSINT Intuit 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🇬🇪 (@UKikaski) May 5, 2025
Ukraine’s military earlier said it still operates inside the Kursk region, despite Russia’s claim in April that it had regained full control. Ukraine first entered the region in August 2024 to create a buffer zone and protect nearby areas in northeastern Ukraine.
According to a military analyst who goes by the Twitter handle @ChrisO_wiki, Ukraine was reportedly able to breach Russian fortifications in the Kursk region due to widespread corruption among Russian contractors and officials.
The failure was attributed to fraudulent practices, including the use of fake companies and workers, substandard construction materials, and poorly built defenses.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine’s Sumy region, just across the border, local authorities urged evacuations from two settlements. Ukrainian prosecutors reported that Russian attacks with artillery and guided bombs killed three people and wounded four in the villages of Bilopillya and Vorozhba.
The Governor of Sumy region has urged residents in two more large villages near the border to leave their homes.
Mykhailo Melnyk wants to evacuate Bilopillia and Vorozhba. Evacuation buses are being laid on which leave each morning at 8am. pic.twitter.com/6qdghThqmI
— Tim White (@TWMCLtd) May 5, 2025
