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The Sever Group of Forces inflicted heavy losses on Ukraine’s 22nd and 44th mechanized brigades, 82nd and 95th air assault brigades while conducting offensive operations close to the settlements of Lyubimovka, Daryino, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Pokrovsky and Borki in the direction of Kursk, the Russian Ministry of Defense said in its September 13 briefing.
The ministry added that the Russian military group also repelled a counter-attack launched by Kiev forces near the settlements of Obukhovka, and thwarted two attempts to launch attacks close to the settelments of Kamyshevka and Borki.
“As a result, the AFU [Armed Forces of Ukraine] losses amounted to up to 20 troops killed and wounded, one AFU serviceman was taken prisoner; two armored fighting vehicles and one motor vehicle were destroyed,” the ministry detailed in the briefing.
The Sever Group of Forces also foiled three Ukrainian attempts to to break through the Russian border close to the settlements of Novy Put, Medvezhye and Vesyoloye, according to the ministry.
“The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops killed and wounded; five tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armored personnel carrier, nine armored fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and two counter obstacle vehicles,” it said in the briefing.
The ministry also announced that Russian air and artillery strikes inflicted losses on the 22nd, 61st, 115th mechanized brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th and 95th air assault brigades, 1st National Guard Brigade and 129th Territorial Defence Brigade near the settlements of Borki, Guyevo, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Kositsa, Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Pokrovsky and Uspenovka.
In addition, it noted that other strikes hit the reserves of the 21st, 22nd, and 41st mechanized brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 1004th Security Brigade, 101st, 103rd, and 129th territorial defense brigades close to the settelments of Belopolye, Glukhov, Zhuravka, Obody, Kondratovka, Katerinovka, Rechki, Stepanovka, Sumy, Pavlovka, Pustogorod and Khoten in the Ukrainian region of Sumy, which borders Kursk.
“Over the past 24 hours, the AFU have suffered the following losses: up to 300 troops, 34 armored vehicles including seven tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, three armored personnel carriers, and 22 armored fighting vehicles as well as one artillery gun, one electronic warfare station, two counter obstacle vehicles, and eight motor vehicles,” the ministry said, adding that “twelve Ukrainian servicemen surrendered into captivity.”
The ministry also released videos showing some of the recent strikes that targeted troops, equipment and positions of Kiev forces in Kursk and Sumy recently.
Kiev forces launched a surprise attack from Sumy into Kursk last August. Since the start of the attack, at least 31 Russian civilians have been killed and more than 143 others have been wounded. Moreover, the attack displaced more than 144,000 civilians. The fate of some 2,000 others who lived in areas attacked by Kiev forces remain unknown.
The Russian military launched a counter-attack in Kursk earlier this week. So far, nearly a dozen settlements have been reportedly liberated.
According to the Russian MoD, since the start of the battle in Kursk Kiev forces have lost 12,795 troops, 108 tanks, 44 infantry fighting vehicles, 86 armored personnel carriers, 691 armored fighting vehicles, 418 motor vehicles, 93 artillery guns, 26 launchers, including seven American-made HIMARS and five MLRS systems, eight air defense systems, two transport-loading vehicles, 25 electronic warfare stations, seven counter-battery radars, two aerial radars, 12 engineering vehicles, including six counter obstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle.
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