Ukrainian forces launched a major incursion into Russia's Kursk region with approximately 1,000 troops and over two dozen armored vehicles and tanks.
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Ukrainian forces launched a major incursion into Russia's Kursk region with around 1,000 troops and more than two dozen armored vehicles and tanks
The operation in the Kursk region has already shown some results, slowing down Russians and forcing them to move approximately 40,000 troops to Kursk.
Ukrainian fighters in the east report being attacked less frequently due to Russian forces being diverted to Kursk.
Enemy losses in equipment: 104 tanks, 575 combat armored vehicles, 1,104 automotive vehicles, 330 artillery systems, 12 MLRS, 12 air defense systems, 1 aircraft, 3 helicopters, 859 drones, 32 special equipment units
Up to 300 soldiers from Ukraine's 22nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, as well as 11 tanks and 20 armored vehicles, were attacking near Nikolaevo-Darino and Oleshnya
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