Russia’s defence ministry says it has stopped an attempt by Ukraine to break deeper into the Kursk region and has struck back against Kyiv’s forces in the Sumy region.
“Strikes by army aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery fire prevented attempts by enemy mobile groups to break through in armoured vehicles deep into Russian territory in the areas of the populated areas of Obshchy Kolodez, Snagost, Kauchuk, and Alekseevsky,” Russia’s defence ministry said in quotes reported by the Interfax news agency.
Russia also claims to have prevented a Ukrainian attack near Martynovka in the Kursk region, destroying two armoured vehicles and cars carrying 15 service personnel.
The Ukrainian military has not commented on the reports and the Guardian has not been able to immediately verify these claims.