- Ukrainian Special Operations Forces say they destroyed an Iskander-M transport-and-loading vehicle and a 1L122 radar station in Russia’s Kursk region.
- The operation was described as a joint action with the partisan movement “Cherna Iskra.”
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces say they carried out a raid with a partisan group inside Russia’s Kursk region, destroying a transport-and-loading vehicle for the Iskander-M tactical missile system and a 1L122 “Garmon” radar station.
According to the statement, the strike took place during the night of October 4 near the village of Ovsyannikove. The transport-and-loading vehicle was used to move, load, and prepare Iskander missiles for launch. Ukrainian forces said the missiles prepared by this system had been used against targets inside Ukraine.
The statement said Ukrainian personnel worked alongside members of the partisan movement known as “Cherna Iskra.” The group has previously claimed involvement in sabotage efforts on Russian military infrastructure close to the border.
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces said the same mission also destroyed a 1L122 “Garmon” radar station near the village of Nyzhniy Reutets. The radar is used to detect and track aerial targets and provide targeting information to air-defense systems.
The statement described the operation as part of a broader campaign to steadily degrade Russian military capabilities. It ended with the assertion that Ukrainian Special Operations Forces “continue to inflict ‘a thousand cuts’ on the enemy, bringing closer its operational and strategic collapse.”
The account does not include independent visual verification of the destroyed vehicle or radar site, and Russian officials have not publicly commented on the reports. No casualties or civilian damage were mentioned in the material provided.
If confirmed, the strike demonstrates how Ukraine is using special operations and resistance networks to target the logistical and detection layers that support Russia’s missile attacks. Rather than focusing only on intercepting missiles in the air, Ukraine is attempting to prevent launches altogether by damaging the systems needed to prepare and coordinate them. Such actions may reduce the rate and accuracy of future Russian strikes, potentially affecting both battlefield tempo and civilian security.