the Ukrainian army says it is fighting in the Russian oblast of Kursk; Russia claims to have repelled a counter-offensive

“At around 9 a.m. Moscow time, in order to stop the advance of Russian troops in the Kursk sector, the enemy launched a counterattack with an assault group consisting of two tanks, a demolition vehicle and of twelve armored combat vehicles accompanied by a landing force towards the Berdine farm »wrote the Russian Defense Ministry in a press release released on Sunday, ensuring that the offensive had been repelled.

“In Kursk Oblast, the Russians are very worried, because they were attacked in several areas, which surprised them”previously welcomed Andri Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian service for combating disinformation, on Telegram.

The Telegram channel Mash, known to be close to the Russian authorities, estimates the number of Ukrainian soldiers engaged in the counter-offensive at 2,000 men who act in small groups.

According to Russian military blogger Semyon Pegov, host of the Telegram channel WarGonzo, they are trying to advance northeast of Sudja (🚩), in the surroundings of Russkoye Porechnoye (🚩) and the town of Berdin, but nothing is happening. indicates that they succeed.

“The Ukrainian armed forces are using the same tactics as during their incursion into Kursk Oblast last summer. Forward detachments move under the cover of electronic warfare equipment, which makes it difficult to destroy them using attack drones, after which the main forces follow with armored combat vehicleshe writes. Attempts are being made to strike not only the forward positions of our troops, but also the rear of the Kursk oblast, using long-range missiles and drones. »