Six Ukrainian drones were shot down in the Kursk region in one day
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Minus 300 and seven in captivity: the Russian Defense Ministry calculated the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day
More than 300 Ukrainian militants destroyed Russian army units in one day in the border areas of the Kursk region.
“During the day, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to more than 300 servicemen,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. “In addition, two armored vehicle units were destroyed, including one infantry fighting vehicle and one armored fighting vehicle, as well as one Bogdan self-propelled artillery unit, five vehicles and two electronic warfare stations. “Seven servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces surrendered,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
In total, according to data from the military department, during the fighting in the Kursk direction the enemy lost more than 19,550 servicemen, 135 tanks, as well as 66 infantry fighting vehicles, 98 armored personnel carriers, 860 armored fighting vehicles , 574 vehicles, 156 artillery pieces, 33 rocket launchers, multiple launch rocket systems, including eight US-made HIMARS and six MLRS, nine anti-aircraft missile system launchers, five transport and cargo vehicles, 40 electronic warfare, nine counterbattery radars, three air defense radar systems, 19 engineering units and other equipment.
The counterattacks were repulsed and the offensive continued.
The Sever group repelled five counterattacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region in one day and thwarted attack attempts in the direction of three localities. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, during these battles enemy losses amounted to up to 30 people.
“Enemy counterattacks in the direction of the village of Plekhovo were repelled,” the Defense Ministry said in a report. “In addition, attempts at enemy attacks in the direction of the settlements of Olgovka, Cherkasskoye and Porechnoye were thwarted. As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 30 people killed and wounded,” says the department’s summary of progress in combating the attempted invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the territory of the Russian Federation in the region of Kursk.
In addition, the units of the group continued offensive operations and defeated the formations of the 21st, 22nd and 115th mechanized air assault brigades, 17th tank, 82nd and 95th, 1st National Guard brigade, 36th Brigade of the Marine Corps and the 129th Territorial Defense Brigade. of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Lyubimovka, Novy Put, Nikolaevo-Daryino and Plekhovo.
The intelligence services confirmed the effectiveness of the missile attack.
Su-25 attack aircraft destroyed a Ukrainian stronghold and militants in the border region of the Kursk region.
“The crews of the Su-25 attack aircraft launched a missile attack on personnel and a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border region of the Kursk region,” the Ministry of Defense reports. – The attack was carried out with aerial missiles against reconnaissance targets. After using the aerial weapons, the crews performed an anti-missile maneuver, released the thermal traps and returned to the departure airfield. According to intelligence reports, the personnel and stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.”
Su-25 attack aircraft destroyed Ukrainian stronghold
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The fighter gave the militants a nightly rendezvous.
The Russian Ministry of Defense published a video of the attack that was carried out by a Su-34 fighter-bomber against a concentration of personnel and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border area of the Kursk region.
“The crew of the Su-34 multifunctional supersonic fighter-bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces,” reports the Russian military department, “at night attacked a concentration of personnel and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border region of the Kursk region. The attack was carried out against reconnaissance targets with aerial bombs equipped with a universal planning and correction module after receiving confirmation from intelligence services that the personnel and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had been destroyed. , the crew returned safely to the departure aerodrome.”
Two cover, one dig
Motorized rifle units of the Russian group of forces “North”, following the attack aircraft, immediately begin to entrench themselves in the liberated positions in the Kursk region. This was told to a RIA Novosti correspondent by the company commander with the call sign “Sladky.”
“The assault units are fighting forward, pushing back the enemy,” said “Sweet.” “And then we get into these positions and start digging deeper.”
He explained that the motorized riflemen immediately begin to build engineering structures to not let the enemy pass. The combatants work in threes: two cover and one dig.
“Here, in the Kursk region, it is more complicated,” the commander continues. – Here, mainly close-quarters shooting combats are carried out, as if you are close to the enemy, and the faster you go deeper, the more intact the unit will be and the combat mission will be completed.
Air defense shot down six Ukrainian drones
In one day, six Ukrainian drones were shot down in the Kursk region. This was announced by Governor Alexey Smirnov on his Telegram channel.
“Our air defense continues to repel an enemy attack: 6 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have already been shot down. I thank our soldiers! Let me remind you that the debris may contain explosives or contain toxic substances. Don’t touch them! Call 112,” wrote the head of the region.
A single humanitarian center for volunteers will appear in the Kursk region
A humanitarian center will be created in the Kursk region, uniting all volunteers. This was announced by the governor of the Kursk region, Alexey Smirnov, on his Telegram channel.
“The center will allow our volunteers to receive the assistance and resources they need to implement their initiatives,” he wrote. – The volunteer movement in the Kursk region continues to develop and I am sure that every year its importance will increase. Together we can do even more: help people, support those in need and create a strong, united society.
The Russian Prime Minister affirmed the need to support agriculture in the border regions
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin affirmed the need to support agriculture in the border regions and monitor all support instruments.
“As for the Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk regions, the situation is not easy,” Mishustin said in a meeting with the chairman of the board of directors of Rosselkhozbank, Boris Listov. “However, these are the most important regions for the country. agriculture field. And, of course, we must support them at this time.
Mikhail Mishustin affirmed the need to support agriculture in the border regions
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The head of the Cabinet of Ministers said that on instructions from the President, the authorities are working on all means of support.
“The bank operates in these territories,” said the prime minister. – Now it is very important to monitor all support tools: how residents of border regions use them to help entrepreneurs and people.
They’re kicking ass and we’re digging potatoes.
Natalia Shapovalova, a resident of the Kursk border region, told RIA Novosti about the death of her sister and her husband, who were attacked by a Ukrainian drone as they were leaving the village. Before that, an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the roof of his house.
Natalya is mourning the death of her 60-year-old sister Maria, who died along with her husband while trying to evacuate.
– The roof of their house broke and they decided to flee. “She was with her husband Seryozhka,” Natalya says through tears. – They lived in Bolshoye Soldatskoe. Of course, they got scared and decided to evacuate alone, further away… They left the street and the drone covered them both at the same time: their sister and her husband.
Natalya herself, together with her husband, lives in the village of Makhov Kolodez and has no plans to leave. Because here “the ancestors are buried.”
“They’re hitting and shooting, and we’re digging potatoes.” The main thing is not to get discouraged, says Alexey, Natalia’s husband.
The operation in the Kursk region exhausted the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The operation in the Kursk region aggravated the problem of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with personnel at the front. The Washington Post writes about this in reference to Rob Lee, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
“According to Lee, the operation in the Kursk region probably led to the exhaustion of Ukrainian military personnel and exacerbated the problem of personnel shortages, which was already one of the main difficulties for kyiv,” the material says.
Journalists noted that the Ukrainian adventure in the Kursk region has not yet been justified and is causing losses in the Donetsk region.
