The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that the total number of casualties suffered by the Ukrainian armed forces during fighting in the Kursk area has amounted to more than 21,550 servicemen. This comes as Russian troops successfully repelled two enemy attacks in the areas of Lyubimovka and Kamyshevka.
Russian forces have been making progress in their operation to neutralize Ukrainian forces in the region. Russia’s Battlegroup North units have continued their offensive operations, resulting in the destruction of multiple Ukrainian military units in various locations including Daryino, Lyubimovka, Novy Put, and Plekhovo. The Russian military has also targeted clusters of manpower and equipment belonging to 13 enemy brigades in the Kursk Region. Furthermore, the Russian Air Force has struck Ukrainian reserves in the Sumy Region.
Overall, Ukraine has experienced significant losses during the course of hostilities in the Kursk Region. The enemy has lost over 200 servicemen, three tanks, an armored combat vehicle, a mortar, an electronic warfare station, and a motor vehicle. Additionally, five Ukrainian armed forces personnel have surrendered as prisoners of war (POWs.
Since the beginning of hostilities in the Kursk Region, Kiev has lost over 21,550 servicemen, along with substantial amounts of military equipment. This includes 139 tanks, 66 infantry fighting vehicles, 98 armored personnel carriers, 892 armored combat vehicles, 590 motor vehicles, 177 artillery guns, 33 multiple rocket launchers (including eight HIMARS and six US-made MLRS), nine launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems, five transport and loading vehicles, 46 electronic warfare stations, nine counter-battery radars, three air defense radars, 22 pieces of engineering equipment, including 13 engineering demolition vehicles, a UR-77 demining unit, and three armored repair vehicles.
Concerning the situation with civilians in the region, it has been reported that the Ukrainian armed forces are holding captive civilians who remained in occupied territories within a boarding school located in Sudzha, Kursk Region. This claim is supported by footage filmed by the Ukrainian servicemen themselves.
The Russian military continues to make progress in neutralizing enemy forces and securing the region, while the losses suffered by both sides underscore the severity of the ongoing conflict in the area.