General Staff summarizes 5-month operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kursk region
7 January 05:00
The Ukrainian armed forces have been conducting an operation in the Kursk region for five months. This is forcing the Russians to move significant forces to this area. This was reported by Komersant ukrainskyi with reference to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the General Staff, in the five months since the start of the Kursk operation, total enemy losses in this area have amounted to more than 38,000, including about 15,000 killed.
It also said that the Armed Forces operation began on August 6, 2024, and became the next stage in the confrontation with Russian aggression. For the first time in 11 years of war, combat operations were moved to the territory of the Russian Federation.
The main goal of the operation was to prevent an enemy offensive in the Sumy region and to create a “buffer zone”. It also forced the Russian occupiers to transfer significant resources to the Kursk region, weakening their positions on other frontlines.
“Russia was forced to urgently ask for help from North Korea, which sent almost 12 thousand of its soldiers to Russia. About 4,000 of them have already been eliminated, and some units have lost their combat capability,” the General Staff reminded.
Ukrainian soldiers destroyed:
- 104 tanks;
- 575 armored combat vehicles;
- 1,104 units of automotive equipment;
- 330 artillery systems;
- 12 MLRS;
- 12 air defense systems;
- 1 airplane;
- 3 helicopters;
- 859 unmanned aerial vehicles;
- 32 units of special equipment.
During the operation, Ukrainian forces captured 860 Russian soldiers, significantly replenishing the exchange fund. This made it possible to bring home hundreds of Ukrainian defenders who had been held in Russian prisons.
More than 2,000 Ukrainian servicemen were awarded state decorations for their heroism and successful actions during the Kursk operation.
