Ukraine has lost around 260 troops and 50 pieces of heavy weaponry over the past 24 hours following its failed attempt to breach Russia’s Kursk Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has reported.
The Ukrainian operation was launched early on Tuesday and has resulted in civilian casualties in the border areas of the Russian region, particularly in the town of Sudzha, according to the regional government.
The military update said Kiev’s troops had been unsuccessful in their attempts to advance into Russian territory, with the fighting taking place on the Ukrainian side of the border.
The Ukrainian force was met with airstrikes, as well as rocket and artillery fire, and Russian maneuvers, the statement said. Ukrainian reserves were hit near ten Ukrainian settlements in Sumi Region, the report added.
The ministry listed the types of weapons that were destroyed in the hostilities, including seven tanks, eight armored personnel carriers, multiple infantry fighting vehicles, including two Western-donated Stryker IFVs, as well as two Buk surface-to-air missile launchers.
Earlier in the day, acting Governor Andrey Smirnov reported that his government had helped around 200 people to evacuate from the territories affected by the hostilities. Several thousand civilians fled on their own and were provided necessary support, he added.
Emergency officials have set up shelters for 2,500 people in response to the security crisis, with more than 300 places already occupied by refugees, Smirnov said. Other Russian regions have also offered to host Kursk residents, if necessary. Meanwhile, health authorities in Moscow have sent a team of doctors to beef up the region’s healthcare system and help local medics to deal with the surge of casualties.
Putin comments on Kursk Region incursion attempt
Ukraine has conducted its latest large-scale provocation against Russia by launching an attempted incursion into Kursk Region, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
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Ukrainian forces “are conducting indiscriminate fire from various types of weapons, including rocket weapons, at civilian buildings, homes, ambulances,” Putin said at a government meeting.
The president said he is regularly briefed on the situation by the Defense Ministry and other relevant governmental departments. He is also in touch with acting Governor Andrey Smirnov and has pledged additional support for the Kursk Region administration to help it deal with the emergency.
Earlier in the day, the governor said that Moscow has dispatched a team of skilled medics to help his region’s healthcare system tackle the surge in injuries caused by Ukrainian fire. Kursk emergency services will also be bolstered by additional hardware necessary to address the damage.
More than 2,000 people have fled the border areas, some with the assistance of rescuers, since the crisis broke out on Tuesday morning, Smirnov said. Authorities have provided emergency shelters for those who need them, while neighboring regions also offered their help to the refugees.
The Defense Ministry has claimed that Russian troops had inflicted serious damage on the Ukrainian forces deployed for the attempted cross-border operation. The military says Kiev has failed to achieve its goal of securing a foothold in the Russian region, losing hundreds of fighters and dozens of pieces of heavy weaponry in the process.
What’s Known About Ukraine’s Botched Attack on Russia’s Kursk Region?
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Wednesday that an operation to neutralize Ukrainian forces who earlier tried to cross into Russia’s Kursk region is under way.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the situation in the Kursk region a "large-scale provocation by the Kiev regime," which he said "is conducting indiscriminate shooting, including from missile weapons, at residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, as well as ambulances."
The statement came after the Russian Ministry of Defense stressed that Russia's air, missile and artillery strikes have prevented Ukrainian forces from advancing deep into Russian territory.
Kiev has already lost 200 soldiers and 50 armed vehicles, including seven tanks, during the incursion, according to the Ministry.
This followed the region's Acting Governor Aleksey Smirnov writing on his social media that the situation in the Kursk region, which "is heroically resisting attacks by Ukrainian [neo-] Nazis," is under control.
Several thousand people have left the shelling and combat zone over the past 24 hours, with more than 300 people, including over 120 children, being placed in temporary accommodation centers, Smirnov added.
At least five civilians have been killed and 24 more injured, including six children, as a result of Ukraine’s shelling, Russian Health Ministry spokesman Aleksey Kuznetsov, for his part, confirmed.
This followed the region's Acting Governor Aleksey Smirnov writing on his social media that the situation in the Kursk region, which "is heroically resisting attacks by Ukrainian [neo-] Nazis," is under control.
Several thousand people have left the shelling and combat zone over the past 24 hours, with more than 300 people, including over 120 children, being placed in temporary accommodation centers, Smirnov added.
At least five civilians have been killed and 24 more injured, including six children, as a result of Ukraine’s shelling, Russian Health Ministry spokesman Aleksey Kuznetsov, for his part, confirmed.
Russian security units, together with the border troops of the Federal Security Service, repelled the attacks and inflicted fire damage on Kiev's forces.
Head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has meanwhile ordered the opening of a criminal case in connection with the attacks, while Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik that the shelling is "yet another terrorist attack aimed against civilians" from Kiev.
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