Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more fighters in the Kursk region than in the whole of last year— Putin

#Russia #Россия #Путин #Putin #Кремле #Kremlin #Курской #Kursk #NATO #EU #Ukraine: (ENGLISH VOICED): The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more fighters in the Kursk region than in the whole of last year (the enemy's losses exceeded 30,000!) — Putin. Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 21st annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

The combat losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the three months of the invasion of the Kursk region amounted to 30 thousand soldiers. This is more than in the whole of 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Valdai discussion club.

According to the Russian leader, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the orders of the West to hold on until the presidential elections in the United States, settled in the Kursk region, despite the enormous losses.

"So they entered the Kursk region. Well, the losses are colossal — in three months of fighting, more than the Kiev regime had in the whole of last year, over 30 thousand," he said.

Putin added that the number of destroyed tanks has decreased — about 200 instead of 240 last year. He explained this by the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use armored vehicles less often.

The President said that NATO had forced Russia to launch a special operation. Putin accused the alliance of organizing a coup and the conflict in Ukraine. He said that people who disagreed with the change of government had the right to self—determination, and Donbass and Novorossiya had the right to decide on sovereignty in accordance with the UN Charter.
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) attack on the Kursk region
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Kursk region on the morning of August 6. The militants tried to break through the defenses on the Russian state border, and also launched a massive strike on peaceful areas of the region, killing and injuring dozens of people.

A federal emergency and counter-terrorism operation (CTO) regime has been introduced in the Kursk Region. The operation to oust the militants of the Kiev regime from the territory of Russia continues.

On the same day, Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Mariana Bezuglaya said that the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky was preparing to withdraw Ukrainian troops from the territory of the Kursk region. She drew this conclusion from a series of posts by Syrsky on social networks.