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Russia: Ukrainian casualties in Kursk surpass 14,950

Moscow, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Ukraine lost more than 14,950 military personnel in the fighting in the Kursk province, including more than 300 in the last day, the Russian Defense Ministry informed.

During the battles on the Kursk line of operations, the enemy also lost 122 tanks, 52 infantry vehicles, 93 armored vehicles, 768 combat vehicles, 464 automobiles, 109 artillery pieces, and 28 multiple rocket launcher systems, the statement of the military entity stresses.

As for the casualties of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the last day, they “amounted to more than 300 military personnel and 14 armored vehicles, including one tank, two armored infantry vehicles”, as well as two artillery pieces, one mortar, two electronic warfare stations and seven automobiles.

“The operation to destroy the formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues,” the ministry pointed out.

Last August 6, Ukrainian troops launched an armed incursion into the Kursk oblast and occupied several areas, which led to the displacement of more than 130 thousand civilians by the 22nd. Since August 9, the region has been experiencing a federal-level emergency situation.

The president, Vladimir Putin, promised “a dignified response” to Kiev’s provocation, which he accused of indiscriminate firing on civilian facilities, and reaffirmed that Russia will achieve all the objectives of its special military operation in Ukraine.

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