Ukrainian Defense Forces Repel Massive Assault by Russian Army in Kurshchyna — video
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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:01:00 +0200
Magura fighters destroyed tens of millions of dollars worth of Russian equipment in KurshchynaAs noted, the Russian army deployed significant forces, including a large number of equipment and personnel.
The enemy columns were led by tanks with trawls to clear the passages.The assaults were carried out in six waves, using tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, and even buggies a total of about 50 pieces of equipment.Ukrainian defenders destroyed enemy equipment, including tanks, BMP2s, BMDs, armored personnel carriers, buggies, and Lancettype drones.
Total enemy losses in equipment are estimated at tens of millions of dollars.Enemy losses in personnelDestroyed 45 Russian soldiers.Injured 53 people.This operation demonstrated the effectiveness of Ukrainian forces in confronting a much larger enemy.Why did the Armed Forces of Ukraine launch a new offensive in KurshchynaAccording to Ben Hodges, Ukrainian soldiers intend to prove that the Russian army is actually in a much weaker position than it was a year ago.In addition, Kyivs allies must understand that Ukraine will not lose.The former commander of the US Army in Europe emphasized that thanks to this offensive, Ukraine gained an important lever of influence at the most fundamental level.As Hodges notes, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have held the Kursk bridgehead since August 2024, and were even able to build up new military forces for a new offensive This tells me that Ukrainian forces have become even more experienced and capable of using electronic warfare, as well as what we call operational security, the general notes.
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