Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (1 October 2024)

Published on 2 October 2024 at 06:50

MOSCOW: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
The Sever Group of Forces continues offensive and damaged formations of the 21st, 22nd, and 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd and 95th airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

the 1st National Guard Brigade, the 36th Marine Brigade, as well as the 129th Territorial Defence Brigade near Lyubimovka, Novy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino, and Plekhovo.

Over the past 24 hours, the Sever Group of Forces repelled two enemy's counter-attacks towards Plekhovo.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost up to 20 people killed and wounded and a motor vehicle.

With the support of Army Aviation and artillery fire, two Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attempts to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of Novy Put were foiled.

The enemy's losses are about 25 troops killed and wounded, an armoured fighting vehicle, and three motor vehicles. Two Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) servicemen surrendered.

Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 61st mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th and 95th air assault brigades, the 1st and 17th national guard brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, as well as 103rd, 112th, 116th, and 129th territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Bogdanovka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Mirny, Novy Put, Orlovka, Plekhovo, Pravda, Russkoye Porechnoye, Tolsty Lug, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, and Yuzhny.

Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops have inflicted fire damage in Sumy region on concentration areas and reserves of the 21st, 41st, 47th, and 115th mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 1st National Guard Brigade, as well as the 101st, 103rd territorial defence brigades near Belovody, Bruski, Budivilnoye, Glukhov, Klevan, Kucherovka, Mirlogi, Obody, Pavlovka, Rechki, Studenok, Yastrebshchina.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) losses amounted to more than 340 troops, five armoured vehicles, including two tanks and three armoured fighting vehicles, as well as five artillery guns, and seven motor vehicles. Two Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) servicemen surrendered.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 19,250 troops, 135 tanks, 65 infantry fighting vehicles, 98 armoured personnel carriers, 859 armoured fighting vehicles, 569 motor vehicles, 155 artillery guns, 33 MLRS launchers, including eight of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine SAM launchers, five transport-loading vehicles, 38 electronic warfare stations and nine counter-battery radars, three air defence radars, 19 engineering and other vehicles, including 11 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and two armoured recovery vehicles.

The operation to neutralise the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) units is in progress.

 

Russian Defence Ministry.

 


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