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Ukraine taking heavy losses in Kursk – FT

Kiev has had to pull forces from the Donbass front for its incursion into Russia

Ukrainian troops that invaded Russia’s Kursk Region have taken heavy losses in men and Western-provided vehicles, the Financial Times (FT) has reported.

The attack that began last Tuesday involved units drawn from six Ukrainian frontline brigades, soldiers told the outlet. They also claimed to have caught the Russians by surprise, but quickly came under fire from drones and FAB glide bombs.

Russian estimates of over 1,600 Ukrainians killed were “impossible to verify” and “exaggerated,” according to the FT, which nevertheless reported “many ambulances and armored medical evacuation vehicles rushed to and from the front line.”

FAB glide bombs also reportedly “wiped out some Ukrainian troops and valuable western-provided equipment.” The group of fighters interviewed by the paper on Sunday said their Stryker – a wheeled US-made armored vehicle – was hd been demaged and had to be towed back into Ukraine where it would be cannibalized for parts.

According to the soldiers, the goal of the operation was to capture Russian territory as a bargaining chip and force Moscow to divert troops from the Donbass front.

Foreign fighters involved in Kursk assault – Ukrainian soldier

“We can fight here and take their territory. And then negotiations can start, and we will have some land of theirs to trade for our land,” said one soldier, identified as ‘Denys.’


Ukraine reportedly stripped its frontline of troops to stage the Kursk incursion. According to the FT, the soldiers interviewed had fought in Kharkov and on the Donetsk front, at places such as Chasov Yar and a settlement called New York.

“These cities are already lost. They are only ours on the map. The Russians have wiped them out,” Denys said.

The invading force lost 70 armored vehicles just on Sunday, according to unofficial Russian estimates making the rounds on social media, which claimed this was a record for any one day since the conflict escalated in February 2022.

According to acting Kursk Region Governor Aleksey Smirnov, Ukrainian forces have advanced about 12km into Russia and occupied about 28 settlements. At least 12 Russian civilians have been killed and another 121 injured, including ten children. Over 120,000 residents have been evacuated from the border region over the past week, Smirnov said.
 
Foreign fighters involved in Kursk assault – Ukrainian soldier
Kiev’s forces were communicating in English and Polish on military radios, a captured serviceman has said
Foreign fighters involved in Kursk.

A Ukrainian soldier who was captured in Kursk Region amid Kiev’s ongoing cross-border offensive has claimed that foreign mercenaries are fighting for Ukraine on Russian soil.

Footage of an interview with the detainee was released by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday. The agency claimed that the man shown in the footage was captured with the help of local residents in Kursk Region. The Ukrainian identified himself as a 26-year-old member of his country's 80th Air Assault Brigade, which is taking part in the offensive.


“They spoke in English, Polish, maybe French. I did not understand them, called on the radio to repeat, and only heard gibberish in response,” he said.

Mercenaries from Georgia fighting in Russia’s Kursk Region – media
A militant force accused of torturing and murdering Russian POWs is reportedly taking part in the incursion
Mercenaries from Georgia fighting in Russia’s Kursk Region – media

Members of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary force backed by Kiev, are reportedly taking part in the Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Kursk Region.
 
Ukrainians ordered to shoot civilians during Kursk attack – soldier

Men should be shot in the legs and those carrying arms killed on the spot, according to instructions a captured POW has said troops were given
Ukrainians ordered to shoot civilians during Kursk attack – soldier

A Ukrainian military commander ordered his men to kill armed civilians and wound unarmed men while operating in Russia’s Kursk Region, a captured soldier has claimed during an interview.

Last week, despite suffering setbacks elsewhere on the frontline, Kiev launched a major cross-border military operation into Russia. Moscow’s security service, the FSB, released footage on Monday showing a man who it claimed was captured during the hostilities “with the help of locals.”

The prisoner of war identified himself as Ruslan Poltoratsky, 26, and said he was an active-duty member of Ukraine’s 80th Air Assault Brigade. His unit was given instructions on how to act on Russian soil by an officer whom he knew under the call sign Strizh (“swift” in Russian) who presumably commanded the squad in which Poltoratsky served.

“The commander specifically told us to … shoot men in their legs and throw them into a root cellar or basement. Kill them if armed,” he said, apparently referring to how he was supposed to treat Russian civilians.

“As for prisoners [of war], there were no particular instructions. Most likely, [we were supposed to take] no prisoners at all,” he added in the four-minute-long clip.

After seizing border settlements, the Ukrainians looted homes, he added, saying: “[We were] taking everything that caught our eye, which was valuable and portable.”

The goal of the Ukrainian push into Russia, as explained to the troops, is “to capture a lot of territory, so that under the peace treaty that we will have we could swap your lands for ours,” the man said. He described the offensive as “the last hope of Ukraine.”

According to Western media, Ukraine sent as many as 10,000 troops for its risky land grab, reportedly using some of its best-armed and most experienced combat personnel. Poltoratsky said that during the incursion he heard radio chatter in English, Polish and what he believed was French. He said he did not understand what exactly was being said, since he does not speak those languages.

(READ MORE: Shot-down Ukrainian drones full of NATO electronics – Minsk)

The Russian military estimated on Monday that Ukraine had suffered up to 1,610 casualties in the operation and had lost 32 tanks and scores of other heavy weapons.

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Ukraine used chemical weapons in Kursk Region – governor

Several people have been poisoned after coming under fire from toxic shells, according to Aleksey Smirnov

Ukrainian forces have used chemical weapons in an attack on a group of power company workers in Russia’s Kursk Region, acting Governor Aleksey Smirnov reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.

Speaking at an operational meeting dedicated to the ongoing crisis in Kursk Region, where Kiev has launched a large-scale incursion, Smirnov reported that over the weekend a team working for the Rosseti power company in the Belovsky district “came under fire, and the shells contained chemical weapons.”
 
🇺🇦🇺🇸 "I'm glad you didn't warn us about this, you didn't tell us, but you did it [Kursk operation]", - Senator Graham at a meeting with Zelensky

🚀 He also promised to persuade Biden so that the US would give Ukraine all the weapons to "win a war that cannot be lost."
 
🇺🇸🇺🇦And If Putin is so worried about the situation in the Kursk region of the russian Federation, he can always stop the war of aggression against Ukraine.

-John Kirby
 
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 The governor of #Russia's #Kursk region told President Vladimir #Putin on Monday that 121,000 people have left or been evacuated from the front-line zone since Ukrainian troops and armour crossed the border early last week.

🪖 Governor Alexei Smirnov said #Ukraine now controls 28 settlements in the border province and that #Kyiv's forces have advanced 12km (7.4 miles) into Russian territory.

Follow our #liveblog for the latest updates ⤵️
 
😅👉🐷🇷🇺Russia: Kursk region governor announced that 180,000 residents are subject to evacuation - that's 15% of the region's population.
 
Simon10 said:
Ukraine kapunguza askari mpakani na Belarus akihofia new front offensive kama retaliation
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The White House has recommended that Russian leader Vladimir Putin withdraw his troops from Ukraine if he is concerned about the situation developing in Kursk region as Ukraine pursues its incursion.
 
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