Russian army suffers heavy equipment losses in Kursk region - Ukrainian military

He spoke about this on Espreso TV.

“The Russians are very actively storming Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region. I can compare, because our 41st Brigade has been here from the very beginning. We were the ones who liberated the territory of the Kursk region and took up positions. The most media-savvy 810th Marine Brigade of the Russians is now acting against us. However, it seems to me that this is their second or even third unit, because their losses are very serious. It is this brigade that is being reinforced by North Koreans, and reinforcements are being sent to them from Sevastopol, but they are being wiped out every day. For example, this is not as of today, but it was earlier, since the beginning of active assault operations in the Kursk region alone, the Russians have lost more than 77 units of armored vehicles in 5 days, and such equipment is in short supply for them. Therefore, they have to take this equipment from Mosfilm, and we joke that soon they will take it from Soyuzmultfilm,” Sazonov said.

According to the serviceman, Russia is moving its most capable units to the Kursk region to push Ukrainian Defense Forces out by January 20. However, today they are not succeeding.

“There are also very large losses in personnel. Because if they fail to successfully conduct a mechanized assault, they start attacking with infantry groups. That is, it is very hot in the Kursk region now. Indeed, it seems that they have been ordered to liberate the Kursk region before Trump's inauguration. In addition to the 810th Marine Brigade, the 155th Marine Brigade, which operated near Toretsk, is also operating here. We know that the invaders were preparing a major offensive on Zaporizhzhia, and the 76th Airborne Division was supposed to be the main force there, but two or three weeks ago they were redeployed to the Kursk region. However, no matter what resources Russia moves to the Kursk region, they cannot displace the Ukrainian Defense Forces,” he added.

• Russian leader Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian army to push Ukrainian Defense Forces out of the Kursk region by January 20, 2025, the day Donald Trump is inaugurated as U.S. president.
• On December 3, Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Center for Political Analysis, said that Ukrainian troops had not received any orders to hold the Kursk region until after Donald Trump's inauguration.