Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (14 December 2024)
14.12.2024
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
During offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of three mechanised brigades, one heavy mechanised brigade, two tank brigades, two air assault brigades, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Viktorovka, Guyevo, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Russkoye Porechnoye, and Sverdlikovo.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on AFU manpower and hardware close to Aleksandriya, Gogolevka, Kruglenkoye, Mirny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, Ivolzhanskoye, Malaya Rybitsa, Miropolye, Sennoye, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy losses amounted to more than 200 troops, a tank, a U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, an armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, two artillery guns, a mortar, and an electronic warfare station. Three AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 40,460 troops, 240 tanks, 178 infantry fighting vehicles, 125 armoured personnel carriers, 1,253 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,131 motor vehicles, 311 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 74 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 27 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, six armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
Department for Media Affairs and Information
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
