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The Armed Forces of Ukraine began an offensive in the Kursk region during the night of January 5.
In Russia’s Kursk region, the Russian troops were unexpectedly attacked from several directions.
This was reported by Andrii Kovalenko, Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under the National Security and Defense Council, on Telegram, as per Ukrinform.
“There is significant concern among the Russians in Kursk region because they were attacked from several directions, and this came as a surprise to them. The Defense Forces are actively operating,” Kovalenko noted.
Reports indicate that Ukrainian forces are advancing from the direction of Sudzha towards the village of Bolshoe Soldatske. According to “bloggers,” the offensive involves armored vehicles. In addition to so-called “war correspondents,” some occupation “officials” have also reported on the offensive.
Head of the President`s Office of Ukraine commented this events:
Kursk, good news, Russia is getting what it deserves.
Earlier, President Zelenskyy stated that on January 3 and 4, in the area of the village of Makhnoivka in the Kursk region, the enemy lost up to a battalion of infantry soldiers from North Korea and Russian paratroopers.
As previously reported, over the past day, the Russian forces in Kursk direction launched 33 assaults on the Ukrainian positions, conducted 336 artillery strikes, carried out 17 airstrikes, and dropped 25 guided aerial bombs.
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