Three months of the Kursk operation: Syrskyi announced enemy losses.

In almost three months of fighting on the territory of the Russian Federation, enemy losses in the Kursk direction amount to almost 21,000 people killed and wounded. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

The general reported that in May this year, reconnaissance confirmed the enemy's plan for an offensive in the Sumy direction from the Kursk region to create a so-called "buffer zone" in northern Ukraine. This was meant to be a continuation of the Russian operation in the Kharkiv direction. Therefore, a decision was made to conduct a preemptive offensive operation, transferring hostilities to the enemy's territory in the Kursk region.

«In almost three months of the operation as of November 5, 2024, the enemy's losses in the Kursk direction in personnel amount to 20,842 people, of which: eliminated – 7,905, wounded – 12,220, captured – 717», – said Syrskyi.

During the same period, he said, 1,101 units of enemy weapons and military equipment were destroyed. Among them: 54 tanks, 276 armored fighting vehicles, 107 guns and mortars, five MLRS and 659 automotive equipment units.

«Currently, Russia seeks for Ukrainian troops to leave this territory. The enemy has concentrated about 45,000 troops there. And is trying to increase their number. Russia's own forces in this direction are insufficient, so they are trying to involve military personnel from North Korea. Russian occupiers wanted to seize more territories in northern Ukraine in the Sumy region. However, the Ukrainian Defense Forces took a preemptive step and continue to destroy the enemy on his territory», – emphasized the commander-in-chief.

He added that for heroism and successful actions during the Kursk operation, about 2,000 Ukrainian servicemen were awarded state awards.

Recall that, according to ISW analysts, limited hostilities took place on the "Ukrainian bridgehead" in the Kursk region on November 5, but there was no confirmed advancement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces or Russian troops.

By the way, the first clashes between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and North Korean soldiers have already occurred in the Kursk region, but they have been "small-scale" so far.

According to Forbes, the three best American vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces – a pair of M-2 Bradley fighting vehicles and an M-1 Abrams tank were spotted in battles in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. They broke through the Russian defenses south of the small village of Novyi Put, which came into the view of UAVs. 

Earlier, a spokesperson for the US Department of Defense answered how the deployment of 10 to 12 thousand North Korean military personnel in the Kursk region will affect the course of the war.

As reported, Ukrainian intelligence recorded over 10,000 North Korean military personnel in the Kursk region. Their number in the region is increasing.