Kremlin Honors Russian Troops Who Fled Positions At Kursk Women's Prison

"Courage and valor" appears to have taken on new meaning for a Kremlin desperate to cover up the failings of its troops in Kursk oblast. JL

Stanislav Pohorilov reports in Ukraine Pravda:

Russian soldiers who had been holding positions at a women’s prison in the village of Malaya Loknya, Kursk Oblast, but retreated under pressure from Ukraine’s Armed Forces, have received orders and medals "for courage and valour". The women's prison was being defended by a motorised rifle battalion which retreated when attacked by Ukrainian forces with Marder and Stryker infantry combat vehicles and a Ukrainian tank destroyed buildings on the territory of the prison

Russian soldiers who had been holding positions at a women’s prison in the village of Malaya Loknya, Kursk Oblast, but retreated under pressure from Ukraine’s Armed Forces, have received orders and medals "for courage and valour".

Source: Alexei Smirnov, acting Governor of Kursk Oblast, on Telegram; Astra Telegram channel 

Details: Smirnov said the women's prison was being defended by a motorised rifle battalion of the Northern Grouping of Forces and border guards.

He claimed that the Russians had held the prison despite being surrounded and attacked by superior Ukrainian forces with Marder and Stryker infantry combat vehicles.

According to Smirnov, the Russian soldiers "turned the buildings of the institution into a fortress", erected defensive structures along the perimeter, and "heroically held their positions for several days".

Astra said the Russian soldiers eventually retreated when a Ukrainian tank destroyed buildings on the territory of the prison and it no longer made sense to hold them.

Previously: On 23 August, it was reported that Ukrainian forces had stormed a women's prison building in Russia’s Kursk Oblast where Russian soldiers had entrenched themselves and set up firing positions.