“According to the report, the Ukrainian military repelled 60 assaults by Russian forces in Kurshchyna in the Russian Federation”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
In particular, according to the report, the Ukrainian military repelled 60 assaults by Russian forces in Kurshchyna in the Russian Federation.
“The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue the operation in the Kursk region. Russian aviation continues to strike on its own territory. “Over the past day, Russian aircraft have carried out 6 airstrikes, dropping 7 anti-aircraft missiles, and the enemy has fired 472 rounds,” the report said.
In the Pokrovsky direction, according to the General Staff, the Ukrainian military stopped 32 assaults by invaders towards the settlements of Sukha Balka, Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Dachenske, Solone, Novy Trud, Zelene and Novovasylivka.
“In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled 18 Russian attacks. The occupiers most actively tried to advance in the areas of Sontsivka, Stary Terny, Andriivka, Kurakhovo and Dachnoy. In the Vremivsk direction, the enemy carried out 23 assaults on our positions in Uspenivka, Kostyantynopolsky, Blagodatny, Neskuchny, and Novodarivka districts,” the message reads.
Battles also continued in the Kupyan, Lyman, Siver, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Orihiv, Dnieper directions.
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As reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, as of December 17, the Defense Forces are conducting active combat operations on a section of the front with a total length of more than 1,170 kilometers, the most difficult situation now is in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions.
Sirskyi also reported on December 17 that the Russian military has been conducting “intense offensive actions” in the Kursk region for the third day, actively using units of the North Korean army.
In November, the Reuters agency, citing a high-ranking Ukrainian military source who works in the General Staff of Ukraine, reported that due to Russian counterattacks, Ukraine had lost more than 40% of the territory in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, which it captured during hostilities in August. According to the source, Russia has deployed about 59,000 troops in the Kursk region.