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Russian Offensive in Kursk Region Liberates Most of Occupied Territory, Russian MoD Reports
Russian Offensive in Kursk Region Liberates Most of Occupied Territory, Russian MoD Reports
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On August 6, the Armed Forces of Ukraine units launched an offensive to seize territory in the Kursk region; their advance was stopped... 17.01.2025, Sputnik Africa
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The offensive of Russian troops in the Kursk region is ongoing in all directions; the enemy is suffering significant losses and retreating, despite the transfer of reserves, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.In total, 63.2% (801 square kilometers) of the territory of the region initially occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (1,268 square kilometers) have been liberated.In addition, a counterattack by the Ukrainian military in the direction of the Berdin farm in the Kursk region, which the enemy undertook to stop the Russian offensive, was repelled in January, the ministry added.According to the ministry, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 5,600 servicepeople and 40 tanks in the Kursk direction in January. Over the past day, Ukraine has lost over 230 soldiers and a tank in the Kursk direction, the ministry said.
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Russian Offensive in Kursk Region Liberates Most of Occupied Territory, Russian MoD Reports
11:22 17.01.2025 (Updated: 11:36 17.01.2025) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On August 6, the Armed Forces of Ukraine units launched an offensive to seize territory in the Kursk region; their advance was stopped, Russia's Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said. He emphasized that the operation in the Kursk region would be completed by defeating the enemy and reaching the state border.
The offensive of
Russian troops in the Kursk region is ongoing in all directions; the enemy is suffering significant losses and retreating, despite the transfer of reserves, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
"Over two weeks of January, during offensive operations, units of the Sever [North] group of forces liberated four settlements: Aleksandriya, Leonidovo, Russkoe Porechnoe and Kruglenkoe," the ministry's statement read.
In total, 63.2% (801 square kilometers) of the territory of the region initially occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (1,268 square kilometers) have been liberated.
In addition, a counterattack by the Ukrainian military in the direction of the Berdin farm in the Kursk region, which the
enemy undertook to stop the Russian offensive, was repelled in January, the ministry added.
According to the ministry, the
Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 5,600 servicepeople and 40 tanks in the Kursk direction in January.
"The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kursk direction in January 2025 amounted to more than 5,600 people and over 570 units of military equipment, including 40 tanks, 213 infantry fighting vehicles and other armored vehicles, 91 artillery pieces and mortars, more than 210 vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.
Over the past day,
Ukraine has lost over 230 soldiers and a tank in the Kursk direction, the ministry said.
