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Ukrainian forces damaged and destroyed 17 Russian armored vehicles and tanks during a recent Russian mechanized assault in an unspecified area of Kursk Oblast, possibly referring to the November 12 assault near Novoivanovka.

Novoivanovka, Kursk Oblast
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Ukrainian forces damaged and destroyed 17 Russian armored vehicles and tanks during mechanized assault

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian forces had launched multiple waves of attacks, but Ukrainian forces destroyed 10 armored vehicles and repelled the assault using mines, FPV drones, and Stugna anti-tank systems

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attempted 5-6 assaults in the Kursk region but were unsuccessful. Soldiers from the Ukrainian 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed 10 units of Russian armored vehicles.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

As tens of thousands of enemy soldiers from the best Russian shock units are aiming to push Ukrainian forces out of the Russian enclave

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian naval infantry and paratroopers, as well as reinforcements from North Korea, are actively assaulting Ukrainian positions, trying to push them out of Kursk Oblast before the inauguration of newly elected US President Donald Trump scheduled for January.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.954Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-16-2024