ISW suggests that Storm Shadow target in Kursk Oblast was operational headquarters of russian troops

According to media reports, Ukraine launched the first strikes on military targets in the russian federation using British Storm Shadow missiles. The likely target could be the Estate of the Baryatinsky Princes near Marino, Kursk Oblast, which, according to analysts from the Institute for the Study of War, is located at a distance that is appropriate for the operational headquarters of the troops conducting an offensive along this demarcation line.

This is stated in the russian Offensive Campaign Assessment by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) as of November 20, 2024, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

Thus, on November 20, The Guardian and Bloomberg reported, citing sources, that Ukrainian troops launched the first strikes on military targets in russia using Storm Shadow missiles provided by the United Kingdom.

The ISW reported that geolocation footage published on November 20 shows the consequences of a possible Storm Shadow strike near Marino, Kursk Oblast. Several russian military bloggers also stated that Ukrainian forces launched up to 12 Storm Shadow missiles at the Kursk Oblast, fragments of which fell in Marino.

It is indicated that geolocation footage of the strike indicates that the Ukrainian target could have been the Baryatinsky Estate in Marino, which, according to the Ukrainian publication Defense Express, is home to the command post of russian and North Korean troops operating in the Kursk Oblast.

"ISW cannot confirm this claim at this time, but Marino is about 30km from the current Kursk Oblast salient, which would be an appropriate distance for an operational headquarters for troops conducting offensives along the salient," the analysts noted.

As a reminder, Bloomberg reported on November 20 that the Ukrainian Defense Forces first used British Storm Shadow cruise missiles at military facilities on the territory of the aggressor country, russia. It was noted that the strike was carried out the day after Ukraine first used ATACMS to strike a military facility in the western Bryansk Oblast.

On the night of November 18-19, a series of explosions thundered in the city of Karachev in the Bryansk Oblast of the aggressor country russia, where there was a large arsenal of ammunition of the russian army.

The russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly launched six ATACMS missiles.

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