Ukraine launched a new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region as war casualties mounted Russia-Ukraine war news

Ukrainian forces launched a counter-offensive in Kursk to hold the captured territories.

As Moscow’s forces continue to advance into eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian army has launched a new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that Ukrainian forces have launched new attacks Against the background of their entry into Russia It started with an unexpected attack in August.

Andrey Kovalenko, a senior official of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, confirmed the operation in a Telegram post.

“Russians are very worried in Kursk region. They were attacked on several fronts, which was a surprise for them.”

Andrey Yermak, the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, claimed that the attack was successful.

“Kursk region, good news, Russia is getting what it deserves,” he said on Sunday.

The Russian Defense Ministry said the Ukrainian counteroffensive, which included two tanks, an anti-tank vehicle and 12 armored fighting vehicles with soldiers headed for the Russian town of Berdin, had begun early Sunday.

Most of them were destroyed, according to the ministry, which also released aerial footage showing a drone loaded with explosives taking out a Ukrainian armed forces self-propelled artillery unit in Kursk.

The ministry said that its soldiers killed 340 members of the armed forces of Ukraine in the last day.

The Russian military claims that Ukraine has lost more than 49,000 soldiers, 273 tanks, 44 rocket launchers and hundreds of other pieces of equipment and ammunition at Kursk since the offensive began in August.

Ukraine claims Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024and that the North Korean soldiers brought to Kursk had recently suffered heavy losses on the front lines of Russian territory.

Although the Russian forces gradually pushed the Ukrainian soldiers back from the captured territories in Kursk, they could not completely repulse the attack.

Zelensky said that the area in Kursk could play an important role in future “peace” talks. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he is ready for negotiations, but at the same time he is ready to continue the war for a longer time.

Russian forces are gradually capturing important territories in the eastern part of the country and continue to advance deep into the territory of Ukraine.

Advancing rapidly in recent months, they continue their attempts to capture the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.

Moscow then promised to retaliate on Saturday The Ukrainian army used more ATACMS missiles given to him by the United States of America.