Putin announced that 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers were trapped in the Kursk region
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that some units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which invaded the Kursk region, were surrounded and destroyed. In addition, he noted that the Russian army continues to advance along the entire front line in Ukraine. The Ukrainian side has not yet reacted to his statements.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that some units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which invaded the Kursk region, were "blocked and surrounded". According to him, about 2 thousand Ukrainian soldiers are surrounded.
"The Russian army has started to destroy this group," he said at a press conference following the BRICS summit in Kazan.
Putin also said that Ukrainian forces are trying to break out of the encirclement, but all their efforts remain unsuccessful. In addition, he noted that the Russian army continues to advance along the entire front line in Ukraine. At the moment, the Ukrainian command has not officially commented on these statements.
It should be noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an attack on Russia's Kursk region on August 6, and according to the commander-in-chief Alexander Sirsky, in the first week of hostilities, they captured about 100 settlements and established control over an area of 1,300 square kilometers. According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the control zone of the Ukrainian army was about 1,160 square kilometers.
In September and October, Russian troops tried to launch a counterattack. According to Ukraine's DeepState analysis project in mid-October, no more than 660 square kilometers remained under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and another 360 square kilometers was a "gray zone". Against this background, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that Kiev managed to create a "buffer zone" in the Kursk region. He also stated that this is one of the strategic goals of the invasion and that Ukrainian troops will continue to maintain their positions.
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On the night of August 7, more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers and military equipment invaded the territory of the Kurs region of Russia. The Ukrainian side announced that a number of settlements were under control, and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the enemies were thrown out of the territory of Russia. There are casualties and injuries.
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Russian troops recaptured about 10 settlements, said Major General Apti Alaudinov. Various sources also confirmed that Russia launched a counterattack. According to information, Russian troops advanced on an area of about 150 square kilometers.
