Russian Troops Struggle To Prevent Ukrainian Attacks On Kursk, Deployed Mi-28NM Missiles And Helicopters

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JAKARTA - In the past 24 hours, Russian military forces have prevented the Ukrainian army from trying to break into Kursk territory.

"For 24 hours, actions by the North Battlegroup unit and the incoming reserve forces, attacks by army flights and unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery fire in the residential areas of Tolpino, Zhuravli, and Obshchy Kolodez prevented enemy attacks from breaking into Russian territory in armored vehicles," the Russian Defense Ministry said., Monday, August 12.

It was reported that the Russian military destroyed four armored personnel carriers, including three US-made Styler armored fighting vehicles.

Ukrainian troops are said to have lost up to 230 troops, 38 armored vehicles towards Kursk in 24 hours.

Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 230 soldiers and 38 armored vehicles, including seven tanks, three Styler armored combat vehicles, an infantry fighting vehicle, 28 armored fighting vehicles, as well as seven cars, four artillery, self-propelled launchers of the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system, three launchers and AN/MPQ-65 radar station of Patriot's anti-aircraft missile system, the report said.

Meanwhile, the total loss of the Ukrainian army in the direction of Kursk amounted to 1,350 soldiers, 29 tanks.

In total, during military operations towards Kursk, the enemy lost up to 1,350 soldiers, 29 tanks, 23 armored personnel carriers, nine infantry fighting vehicles, 116 armored combat vehicles, 20 cars, three self-propelled Buk launchers. M1 anti-aircraft missile system, three AN/MPQ-65 launch and radar station of Patriot's anti-aircraft missile system, Grad double launch rocket system launcher and 10 field artillery weapons, "said the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russia said its Mi-28NM helicopter attacked Ukrainian troops in the Kursk Region.

Army flight crews flying Mi-28NM helicopters carried out cross-air weapons attacks on Ukrainian workforce groups, armored and motorized military equipment in the border area of the Kursk Region against detected targets. After using cross-air weapons, the crew carried out anti-missile maneuvers, fired hot traps and returned to base. According to reconnaissance reports, all the designated targets were successfully destroyed, "said the ministry