The Russian army inflicts heavy losses on the Ukrainian forces on the Kursk axis

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced, in a statement on Thursday, that the Russian army targeted the Ukrainian armed forces in the Russian province of Kursk, inflicting heavy losses on them.
The statement said: “During the offensive operations, units of the Russian Northern Group forces targeted formations of heavy vehicles, 7 mechanized brigades, 3 air attack brigades, a naval brigade, and two regional defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in several regions,” according to what the Russian Sputnik news agency reported.

Ukrainian losses

The statement added, “Tactical operational strikes, army aviation and Russian artillery targeted personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the regions of Vyselovka, Givo, Zawlishenka, Lebedivka, Mirny, Mikhailovka, Nikolsky, Ruskoye, Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, Belovodi, Vodolaje, Zhuravka, and Pavlovka in the Sumy district.” “.
The statement indicated that during the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 580 soldiers, and a tank, an armored personnel carrier, 9 armored combat vehicles, two artillery pieces, an anti-aircraft gun, and 36 vehicles were destroyed.