Russians holed up in a women's prison resist Ukrainian attacks during the Kursk invasion – photo, video

A women's prison in the village of Malaya Loknya, Russia. Screenshot: a video from the 95th Air Assault Brigade

Ukrainian forces storm the building of a women's prison in Russia's Kursk Oblast, where Russian soldiers have barricaded themselves and set up firing positions.

Source: Bild in Russian, a media project of the German tabloid Bild, has published a video of the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Details: The journalists write that the Ukrainian army, during its advance in the Kursk region, has reached a women's prison where heavy fighting is currently taking place.

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In the village of Malaya Loknya, 14 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, Russian forces have turned women's penal colony No. 11 into a fortress and are putting up fierce resistance to Ukrainian forces. Even prison guards are reportedly taking part in the defense of the facility.

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Since 2011, the prison has housed 203 convicted female criminals who were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 10 to 20 years.

Meanwhile, several dozen Russian soldiers have fortified positions around the prison, erected barricades and are using the prison's watchtowers as firing positions, while the massive buildings provide protection from Ukrainian attacks.

On the other hand, Ukrainian forces are attacking the Russians with German-made Marder armored personnel carriers and are using drones to fire at the watchtower near the entrance to the women's prison.

Russian military bloggers confirm that Malaya Loknya is almost surrounded by Ukrainian units, but Russian soldiers continue to defend the prison itself.

At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry claims that all Ukrainian attacks on Malaya Loknya have been repelled.

It remains unclear how many prisoners are still being held in the women's prison, the journalists concluded.

Background:

• The Armed Forces of Ukraine crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border near the town of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast on August 6, 2024.
• Ukrainian forces reportedly took control of the village of Poroz in Belgorod Oblast on August 10. An anti-terrorism program was introduced in Russia's Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod Oblasts, including increased security measures, movement restrictions, document checks and telephone surveillance.
• On August 12, the Ukrainian authorities confirmed for the first time the participation of the armed forces in a special operation in the territory of Kursk Oblast.

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