Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (29 December 2024)
29.12.2024
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
During the offensive, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of a heavy mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, a marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and an assault battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Daryino, Kurilovka, Leonidovo, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Maryevka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. Three attacks of enemy assault groups were repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Aleksandria, Viktorovka, Guyevo, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Nikolsky, Pogrebki, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, Staraya Sorochina, Sudzha as well as Belovody, Bogdanovka, Zhuravka, and Miropolye in Sumy region.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 400 troops during the day, three tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, an armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, four artillery guns, a mortar, 13 FPV-drones, and an electronic warfare station.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 45,220 troops, 262 tanks, 203 infantry fighting vehicles, 142 armoured personnel carriers, 1,349 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,231 motor vehicles, 336 artillery guns, 42 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 83 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 28 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.
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