Kiev’s forces lost two tanks and seven armored vehicles, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said
Russian forces have successfully repelled a Ukrainian counterattack while advancing in Kursk Region, the country’s Defense Ministry has said.
Ukraine launched the assault with the goal of “stopping the advance of Russian troops” in Kursk Region, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
They struck at around 9am local time; the measure involved two tanks, a mine clearing vehicle and 12 armored combat vehicles carrying assault troops, according to the ministry.
The operation was directed at the hamlet of Berdin, located to the north-east of the town of Sudzha, the statement read.
The Russian artillery and air force “have delivered defeat to the assault group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” it said.
Kiev lost two tanks, a mine clearing unit and seven armored combat vehicles in the failed attack, the military said. “The operation to destroy the Ukrainian units continues,” it added.
Over the past 24 hours, Kiev has lost up to 340 servicemen, four tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, four armored personnel carriers and 12 armored combat vehicles in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk Region, the statement read.
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