The impact on the Russian convoy occurred on the night of 16 to 17 August. The convoy was headed from Rylsk to Chotomówka in the Kursk Oblast. 1 of the victims of the attack is Lieutenant General Esedula Abachev, commander of the 2nd Army Corps and deputy commander of the “Siewier” (North) group, which was to be badly wounded. According to intelligence, the officer was to be transported by air to the central infirmary in Moscow. The general in the hit lost his arm and leg. This information is besides confirmed by Russian telegram channels linked to the Russian military.