Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (4 April 2025)
04.04.2025 (15:30)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
The Sever Group of Forces hit a mechanised brigade, three air assault brigades, and a territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Basovka, Belovody, Vladimirovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Kondratovka, Loknya, Miropolye, Novonikolayevka, Privolye, Sadki, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
For the past 24 hours, the AFU lost more than 190 troops, a tank, an armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, three artillery guns, a mortar, and eight UAV command posts.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 71,940 troops, 404 tanks, 330 infantry fighting vehicles, 294 armoured personnel carriers, 2,247 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,609 motor vehicles, 595 artillery guns, 53 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 123 EW stations, 18 counter-battery warfare radars, ten air defence radars, 56 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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