Kursk Incursion -27 September 2024 Update

Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (27 September 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 21st, 22nd, 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd and 95th air assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU near Lyubimovka, Daryino, Novy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino, and Plekhovo.

Over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces repelled five enemy counter-attacks in the direction of Lyubimovka and Plekhovo.

As a result, the AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops killed and wounded; four armoured fighting vehicles and one motor vehicle were destroyed. One serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered.

With the support of army aviation and artillery fire, 11 AFU attempts to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of Novy Put and Medvezhye were foiled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 70 people killed and wounded; one armoured personnel carrier, seven armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles were neutralised. Two AFU servicemen surrendered.

Army Aviation and artillery fire inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 61st, 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 95th air assault brigades, 1st National Guard Brigade, 36th Marine Brigade, 103rd, and 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Guyevo, Daryino, Kolmakov, Kubatkin, Kozachya Loknya, Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Mikhaylovka, Medvezhye, Novaya Sorochina, Novy Put, Orlovka, Plekhovo, Pravda, Tolsty Lug, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, and Missile Troops delivered strikes in Sumy region at concentration areas and reserves of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, and 115th mechanised brigades, 82nd and 95th air assault brigades, 92nd Assault Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, and 101st and 103rd territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Atinskoye, Belovody, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Glukhov, Zhuravka, Zarutskoye, Katerinovka, Kruzhok, Moskalenki, Machulishcha, Novoya Sloboda, Pavlovka, Rovnoye, Ryzhevka, Svessa, and Sumy.

Over 330 troops, 16 armoured vehicles, including one tank, two armoured personnel carriers, and 13 armoured fighting vehicles, as well as one artillery gun, one EW station, one counter-battery radar, and eight motor vehicles have been eliminated during the day. Two AFU servicemen surrendered.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 17,750 troops, 131 tanks, 62 infantry fighting vehicles, 97 armoured personnel carriers, 837 armoured fighting vehicles, 533 motor vehicles, 143 artillery guns, 31 MLRS launchers, including eight of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, eight SAM launchers, five transport-loading vehicles, 37 electronic warfare stations and nine counter-battery radars, two air defence radars, 18 engineering vehicles, including 11 counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, as well as one armoured recovery vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.