Russian military personnel continue to repel the attempted invasion of the Ukrainian army into the territory of the Kursk region. With the support of army aviation and artillery fire, reconnaissance and search operations are being carried out to identify and destroy enemy sabotage groups in forests that tried to penetrate deep into the territory of Russia, south of the settlements of Skrylevka and Sheptukhovka. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from August 18 to 19 amounted to more than 330 military personnel and 27 armored vehicles, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
“The Armed Forces continue to repel the attempted invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the territory of the Russian Federation. Units of the North group of forces, with the support of army aviation and artillery fire, are conducting reconnaissance and search operations to identify and destroy enemy sabotage groups in forests that tried to penetrate deep into Russian territory, south of the settlements of Skrylevka and Sheptukhovka,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a Telegram channel.
In the direction of the settlements of Olgovka, Russkoye and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Russian servicemen repelled attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army. As a result, the AFU lost a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles and more than 25 people, four AFU servicemen were captured.
“Air strikes, artillery fire and actions of the defending troops defeated concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 22nd, 61st, 115th mechanized and 80th airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Borki, Bogdanovka, Vishnevka, Viktorovka, Kositsa, Lyubimovka, Melovoy, Snagost, west of Martynovka and south-east of Korenevo. Operational and tactical aircraft struck the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the reserves of the 82nd airborne assault brigade, the 103rd and 129th Air Defense brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Basovka, Vorozhba, Krugok, Miropole, Novaya Sich and Sadki of the Sumy region,” the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation added.
During the day, from August 18 to 19, the losses of the Armed Forces amounted to more than 330 servicemen and 27 armored vehicles, including four tanks, an infantry fighting vehicle, three armored personnel carriers, 19 armored combat vehicles, as well as eight vehicles, two artillery pieces and three mortars.
“In total, during the fighting in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost up to 3,800 soldiers, 54 tanks, 26 infantry fighting vehicles, 48 armored personnel carriers, 281 armored combat vehicles, 123 vehicles, 27 artillery pieces, five anti-aircraft missile systems, seven multiple launch rocket launchers, including three HIMARS MLRS and one MLRS, five electronic warfare stations, as well as four units of engineering equipment, including two engineering barrier vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearance unit,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Earlier, Irish journalist Chay Bose said that the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kursk region would end with the defeat of the Ukrainian army. He called Kiev’s attack “the last breakthrough” and noted that Ukrainian troops would be destroyed by the forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
