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The Russian military’s Sever Group of Forces has inflicted more losses on Kiev forces in the Kursk direction, pushing them to the brink of complete collapse.
In its October 17 briefing, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that Ukraine’s 22nd, 41st, 47th, 115th mechanized brigades,17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, 103rd and 129th territorial defense brigades took heavy losses close to the settlements of Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Novy Put, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
The group repelled six counter-attacks by Kiev forces near the settlements of Zeleny Shlyakh, Lyubimovka, Nizhny Klin, and Russkaya Konopelka, according to the ministry.
“As a result, the AFU [Armed Forces of Ukraine] losses amounted to up to 40 troops killed and wounded, four tanks, one Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle, and one armored fighting vehicle. Six AFU servicemen surrendered,” it said.
The ministry also announced that Russian air and artillery strikes hit gatherings of the 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st mechanized brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 1st National Guard Brigade, as well as the 103rd and 129th territorial defense brigades.
The gatherings were targeted near the settlements of Bogdanovka, Bondarevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zazulevka, Kositsa, Kubatkin, Kolmakov, Lyubimovka, Martynovka, Nikolsky, Novy Put, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, Plyokhovo, Pravda, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, Tolsty Lug, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Other strikes hit the Ukrainian region of Sumy, which borders Kursk, according to the ministry, targeting the reserves of the 21st, 41st, 47th, 115th mechanized brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, as well as the 101st, 103rd, and 129th territorial defense brigades close to the settlements of Basovka, Belovody, Belokopytovo, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Makeyevka, Pavlovka, Revyakino, and Studenok.
“Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 250 troops and 15 units of hardware, including five tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, including one Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle, eight armored fighting vehicles as well as four guns, including two American-made M777 howitzers and one UK-made L119 howitzer, one MLRS launcher, four mortars, and four motor vehicles. Six AFU servicemen surrendered,” the ministry detailed in its briefing.
Separately, Russian media shared several videos showing some of Kiev forces’ recent losses in both Kursk and Sumy.
Kiev forces launched a surprise attack on Kursk last August, relying mainly on foreign mercenaries and Western-made weapons.
Since the start of the attack, at least 56 Russian civilians have been killed and more than 266 others have been wounded. Moreover, the attack displaced more than 144,000 civilians. The fate of some 2,000 others who lived in areas attacked by Kiev forces remain unknown.
The Russian military launched a counter-attack in Kursk in September. So far, nearly a dozen settlements have been reportedly liberated.
According to the Russian MoD, since the start of the battle in Kursk Kiev forces have lost 23,850 troops, 165 tanks, 77 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 armored personnel carriers, 942 armored fighting vehicles, 643 motor vehicles, 193 artillery guns, 38 launchers, including nine American-made HIMARS and six MLRS systems, nine air defense systems, five transport-loading vehicles, 48 electronic warfare stations, nine counter-battery radars, three aerial radars, 22 engineering vehicles, including 13 counter obstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle and three armored recovery vehicle.
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