Russia says it has repelled Ukrainian advances on the Russian region of Kursk, far from the actual front line between the armies of both countries. “After suffering significant losses, the remnants of the sabotage group retreated to Ukrainian territory,” the Moscow Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Russia used artillery, fighter jets and drones to repel the attack.
Ukrainian military authorities in the Sumy region – across the border from Russia’s Kursk region – said Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian ballistic missile, two drones and a helicopter in the area. However, the Ukrainian General Staff did not report any Ukrainian attacks in the border region in its regular situation report.
According to Russian sources, up to 300 Ukrainian fighters were involved in the attack on Nikolayevo-Darino and Olezhnya. The men were supported by tanks. The governor of the Kursk region, Alexei Smirnov, said the attack had been repelled, but the situation at the border remained “difficult”. Three Russian civilians were killed and 18 others were wounded.
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