Russian units said they have eliminated more than 290 Ukrainian fighters in the border areas of the Kursk region within the past 24 hours.
Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its troops destroyed one tank, an armoured personnel carrier and four armoured combat vehicles.
“During the day, the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 290 servicepeople, and a tank, an armoured personnel carrier, four armoured combat vehicles.
“Four vehicles and three artillery pieces were destroyed,’’ the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
Ukraine’s total losses in the Kursk direction since the start of hostilities amount to approximately 50,120 fighters, 294 tanks, and 217 infantry fighting vehicles, the ministry added.