The Russian armed forces have eliminated more than 15,300 Ukrainian servicepeople and 124 tanks during military operations in the border areas of the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
“In total, during the fighting in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 15,300 troops, 124 tanks, 56 infantry fighting vehicles, 93 armored personnel carriers, 780 armored combat vehicles, 471 vehicles, 115 artillery pieces, 28 multiple rocket launchers, including seven US-made HIMARS and six MLRS,” the ministry said in a statement.
Over the past 24 hours, Kiev has lost more than 370 soldiers in battles in the Kursk Region, the ministry said.
The Russian troops have repelled counterattacks in the Kursk Region, during which the Ukrainian forces lost up to 30 people, the ministry said.
The Russian armed forces have also repelled four attempts by Ukrainian troops to break through the Russian border in the two directions in the Kursk region, eliminating up to 60 Ukrainian troops.