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The Russian military’s Sever Group of Forces located and destroyed several units of Kiev forces that attempted to advance in the direction of Alekseyevsky and Kauchuk in the Russian region of Kursk, the Ministry of Defense announced in its August 17 briefing.
The ministry also said that several attacks by Ukraine’s 22nd, 115th mechanized and 95th assault brigades were repelled in the direction of Korenevo, Russkoye and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. Kiev forces lost one main battle tank and 11 armored fighting vehicles during these advance attempts.
In addition, several gatherings of the 22nd, 61st, 115th mechanized and 82nd air assault brigades were also hit near the settlements of Novaya Sorochina, Lyubimovka, Korenevo, Leonidovo and Kositza, according to the ministry.
It also confirmed that a German-made IRIS-T medium-range air defense system made up of one launcher and one TRML-4D fire control was destroyed close to the settlement of Sennoye in the neighboring Ukrainian region of Sumy.
Russian strikes also hit Ukrainian reserves, ammunition and fuel depots close to the settlements of Kiyanitsa, Kositsa, Khoten and Boyaro-Lezhachi.
“The AFU [Armed Forces of Ukraine] losses were up to 300 Ukrainian troops, 31 armored vehicles, including three tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, three armored personnel carriers, 25 armored fighting vehicles as well as eight motor vehicles, one IRIS-T SAM system, one field artillery gun, and one electronic warfare station,” the ministry said.
“Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the enemy lost up to 3,160 Ukrainian troops, 44 tanks, 43 armored personnel carriers, 26 infantry fighting vehicles, 244 armored fighting vehicles, 111 motor vehicles, five SAM launchers, six multiple-launch rocket system launchers, including three HIMARS MLRS [Multiple Launch Rocket System], 24 field artillery guns, and four electronic warfare stations,” it added.
The ministry also released videos showing airstrikes by Su-34 fighter bombers as well as Mi-28 and Ka-52 attack helicopters on Kiev forces in Kursk, in addition to footage of a recent Lancet loitering munition strike against a howitzer in Sumy.
Kiev forces backed by foreign mercenaries infiltrated Kursk on August 6, in a surprise attack that was apparently orchestrated with help from NATO. The Russian military is currently working to eliminate the infiltrators
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when will russia hit nato? they are asking for it
nato and chums have been asking for ‘it’ for 10 years. but the longer r.f. procrastinates (1) the bigger the ‘it’ has to be, (2) the more people die in the process and (3) the more r.f is exposed. never has the old adage that ‘a bomb in time saves nine’ been more pertinent.
but what is to be expected when r.f. meekly walked out of kiev in 2022 instead in finishing off z and nato at that point?
yes, the russians were going to finish off nato by fighting urban battles with the ukrainians. thanks for always derping.
russia doesn’t have to hit nato, all they have to do is destroy the bridges across the dnieper and shut down all ukrop access to the black sea. why none of this is done is because putin wants to be a humanitarian victim, it is some kind of sick autistic fantasy he has.
i suspect the bridge strategy might have been effective in 2022, along with moving all forces up to the dniepr, but it’s all about timing.
likewise the blk-sea: moldva, trk and rmn are now hosting constant nato recon flights as well as building up powerful air forces that all seem to pointing at crm (which has always been target #1, not kursk)
bleed the enemy close to home.
their hitting nato daily. their stocks are already depleted
your wish is never will happen putin is p**** p**** he can’t even deal with ukraine army
like hitler german, the nato had secretly build up attac capabilities over the jears. while they preached peace they build weapons. they weakened and robbed other countries.
like hitler it is the first momentum when their surprise attac that looks successful. but wait until the nations adapt. their first success will melt like ice in hot water and their goals will be destroyed.
it is not only nato but neo-con jews like bloodkens also want to have their own holocaust in russia. who knows may be the bloodkens and elenskies are the grandchildren of the nazi soldiers.
they need to hire surovkin back
putin has the russian talent for firing and killing anyone who displays competence. the russian ruling class traditionally views competent people as a threat.
dumb amerikunt vanka–always wrong
as a pro russian myself i’m slowly coming to the same conclusion. the level of the incompetence that the russia military “leaders” are showing is just mind blowing
you falling for the pr stunt. russia cannot defend such huge borders at every kilometer. they prefer to concentrate forces in certain areas with larger cities like kursk. what is the payoff here? some media wins for a few weeks? ukraine is losing the war in donbas where it matters. ukraine can spread out thinly with this incursion but what will they gain? russia has superior reserves and logistics. it not a good look for russia but ukraine is nearing its end
and that’s why there are several hundred thousand russian soldiers operating on territory lost by the failed ukrainian cia project since the 2014 us coup in kiev.
the losses of ukraine in kursk region will remain around 300 men daily because they are stuck out there without trenches and bunkers. i expect that rf straightens the frontlines and then performs active defense because this is ideal to weaken the opponent until sumy is overrun.
50% ukie electrical grid gone–ukies cannot survive winter–russia will target remaining capacity…kursk is their desperate error that will generate a more aggressive winter campaign and amerikan will capitulate as they always do
why i cannot see videos in a any post?
your county is blocking them. try vpn with different country.
i always found these disgusting songs in russian military videos unnecessary and unprofessional, but let’s agree that now they are ridiculous, the situation requires seriousness and aggressiveness above all, stop with these shitty songs and propaganda and start acting one hundred percent on these nato worms, bombing the puppet government command centers in kiev and everywhere else is the least you can do
where’s the video of hundreds of 18 year old russian consripts being send off to kursk as meat grinder?
russia’s border, it turned out, was defended thinly, largely by young conscripted soldiers who in interviews described surrendering or abandoning their positions. private vasily said he had survived by lying in the birch forest near the russian border for three days, covered in branches and leaves, before deciding to surrender,
they hate the fact that there are all these documentaries on youtube about people like napoleon and hitler who went to “take out” russia and they all failed, and to add insult to injury, it looks like there’s about to be another documentary on another failure of the west to destroy the two headed eagle russia.
there is some evidence that destroying ukie bridges locomotive transport would hinder ukie supplies. destruction of ukie electrical grids may also be required. war is complex–there are rarely magic “game changers”
keď si pozriete ako vyzerá priebeh vpádu banderovských fašistických svíň na ruské územie, tak vás isto musí napadnúť myšlienka, vedeli rusi o tom? alebo nevedeli? správne je podľa mňa, že vedeli. je to zrejme súčasť plánu, je to pasca akú sme mohli vidieť, keď ruské vojská ustúpili od kyjeva. ďalšia pasca bola soledar a následne bachmut. môžeme pokračovať, pasca rabotino. svetu mier!!!
me jibber bad cuz many seizure in nursing home