⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully counterattacked southeast of Korenevo near Darino and Novoivanovka and east of Korenevo near Olgovka on November 15-16.

November 16, 2024 Korenevo, Kursk Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform UNIAN Kyiv Independent

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Entities

Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) 137th Airborne Regiment (military_unit) 106th VDV Division (military_unit) Oleksandr Pavliuk (person) 12th separate support regiment (military_unit) Ground Forces (organization) Russia (organization) 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) T-64BV tank (weapon_system) North Korean troops (military_unit) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Javelin (weapon_system) FPV drones (weapon_system) Ukrainian sappers (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Donald Trump (person) 82nd Brigade (military_unit) Pasi Paroinen (person) Black Bird Group (organization) Artem Yefanov (person) Ukrainian Ground Forces (organization) 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) FPV drone (weapon_system) Stugna (weapon_system) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian defenders (organization) Ukraine (organization) North Korea (organization) North Korean military (military_unit)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully counterattacked southeast of Korenevo near Darino and Novoivanovka

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully counterattacked east of Korenevo near Olgovka

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

The enemy lost 17 units of equipment while attempting to conduct assault operations - only because of mine explosions

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

During one chaotic mission on November 16, one of the 42-ton T-64s with three people transported food supplies to an entrenched infantry unit, and then immediately opened fire on nearby Russians from its 125mm gun. When the tank was retreating to its forest base, a Russian drone struck it, damaging but not stopping the tank

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

reports that Russia is mustering a force of 50,000 soldiers, including North Korean troops, to launch a counteroffensive against Ukraine in the Kursk region.

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

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