Russian Forces Destroy 5 U.S.-made Stryker Armored Vehicles in Kursk

The Russian Army, battling the shock incursion in their Kursk territory by the Ukrainian special forces, have destroyed 5 U.S.-made Stryker Armored Vehicles among 27 combat vehicles destroyed and 280 Ukrainian casualties.

Over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces, along with reserves, Army Aviation, and artillery, have thwarted enemy attempts to carry out raid operations into the depths of Russian territory in the Kursk direction, according to a statement from the Russian Defence Ministry.

Russian troops launched fire on AFU manpower and hardware close to Daryino, Gogolevka, Melovoy, and Nikolsky, and on the western outskirts of Sudzha.

Five Stryker armoured personnel carriers close to Yuzhnoye and an AFU military convoy made up of one tank, four armoured personnel carriers, and one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle close to Martynovka were eliminated.

Moreover, air and missile strikes hit enemy reserves in Sumy region.

Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost over 280 troops and 27 armoured vehicles, to include four tanks, five armoured personnel carries, 18 armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, one 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one D-20 gun.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the enemy has lost up to 945 troops and 102 armoured vehicles, including 12 tanks, 17 armoured personnel carriers, six infantry fighting vehicles, 67 armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, two Buk M1 self-propelled artillery systems, and three field artillery guns.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.