Meeting with Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Danilov

In the course of a defensive operation between August 8 and 24, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Danilov's battalion neutralised up to eight enemy reconnaissance groups, destroyed up to eight infantry fighting vehicles and about 15 Hummer vehicles, and captured one Ukrainian serviceman. When encircled, Danilov chose to draw the fire upon himself in order to cause maximum damage to the enemy. He sustained injuries as a result of the attack.

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Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Danilov: Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation Armed Forces,

I am Lieutenant Colonel Danilov, Commander of the 1^st Motor Rifle Battalion of the 30^th Motor Rifle Regiment.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, Mr Danilov. I have been eager to meet you. I am aware of your efforts in the Kursk Region. You have been there since August 8, correct?

Alexander Danilov: From August 8 to 24.

Vladimir Putin: So, you were involved almost immediately after the Ukrainian militants entered the Kursk Region?

Alexander Danilov: Yes, that is correct.

Vladimir Putin: And you were in command of a battalion?

Alexander Danilov: Yes, I was in command of a battalion in the village of Malaya Loknya.

Vladimir Putin: From what I understand, your unit was virtually surrounded, and you had to draw artillery fire upon your own position, correct?

Alexander Danilov: Yes, that is correct. That was indeed the situation.

Vladimir Putin: And then you managed to lead some of the people out of the encirclement, leaving them in a safer place, while you returned to your troops in the combat zone.

Alexander Danilov: I did not leave the combat zone. Instead, a guide who knew the route led people out. We evacuated the wounded, along with around 30 civilians and conscripts who came across us while retreating from their station, so they were evacuated with the local residents.

To be continued.

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