Russia suffers its deadliest day of the war as it fails to retake region held by Ukrainians
Russia suffered its deadliest day in the war Monday — losing 1,950 soldiers in a failed attempt to retake Kursk from Ukrainian troops, Kyiv officials said.
The Russian forces saw their assault whipped out by Kyiv troops who continue to hold onto most of the land taken during their surprise counter-invasion in August, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“Yesterday was truly a black day for the Russian occupiers who tried to storm in five to six waves,” said Anastasia Blyshchyk, a spokesman for the 7th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
“The Russians tried to attack with vehicles, with paratroopers, and storm Ukrainian settlements. However, ten units of armored vehicles were destroyed by the warriors of the 47th Brigade,” he added, according to the Kyiv Post.
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