Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (17 October 2024)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive operations and inflicted losses on formations of the 22nd, 41st, 47th, 115th mechanised brigades,17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, 103rd and 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Novy Put, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
In addition, over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces repelled six enemy counter-attacks in the direction of Zeleny Shlyakh, Lyubimovka, Nizhny Klin, and Russkaya Konopelka. As a result, the AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops killed and wounded, four tanks, one Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle, and one armoured fighting vehicle.
Six AFU servicemen surrendered.
Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower clusters and hardware of the 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 1st National Guard Brigade, 103rd and 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Bogdanovka, Bondarevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zazulevka, Kositsa, Kubatkin, Kolmakov, Lyubimovka, Martynovka, Nikolsky, Novy Put, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, Plyokhovo, Pravda, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, Tolsty Lug, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops delivered strikes at concentration areas in Sumy region and reserves of the 21st, 41st, 47th, 115th mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 101st, 103rd, and 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Basovka, Belovody, Belokopytovo, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Makeyevka, Pavlovka, Revyakino, and Studenok.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 250 troops and 15 units of hardware, including five tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, including one Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle, eight armoured fighting vehicles as well as four guns, including two U.S.-made M777 howitzers and one UK-made L119 howitzer, one MLRS launcher, four mortars, and four motor vehicles. Six AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the enemy lost more than 23,850 troops, 165 tanks, 77 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 armoured personnel carriers, 942 armoured fighting vehicles, 643 motor vehicles, 193 artillery guns, 38 MLRS launchers, including nine of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, five transport and loading vehicles, 48 EW stations, nine counter-battery warfare radars, three air defence systems, 22 pieces of engineering and other equipment, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and three armoured recovery vehicles.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
WtR