Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces inflicted significant losses on Russian and North Korean troops in the Kursk region. Despite this victory, experts warn that Ukraine is losing territory daily to the ongoing Russian offensive.
Russia n and North Korea n forces were slaughtered in an attack on a Kursk village, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, despite experts warning that Ukraine is losing land. Putin's army reportedly lost up to a 'battalion of soldiers' during fighting in Makhnovka in Russia 's southern Kursk region.
'In battles yesterday and today near just one village, Makhnovka, in Kursk region, the Russian army lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops,' Zelensky said on Saturday, referring to a report by Ukraine's top commander. 'This is significant.' Zelensky provided no specific details and although a battalion can vary in size - they are generally made up of several hundred troops. Experts, however, have warned that despite Moscow's heavy casualties, Ukraine is losing territory daily as the Russians continue their offensive. Ukrainian analyst Taras Chmut said Putin's army is seizing around 20 square kilometres of land daily. Kyiv lost around 3,600 square kilometres last year across multiple fronts, compared to just 540 square kilometres in 2023. It comes as Ukrainian troops face being ejected from the Kursk region of Russia which they invaded last year - in a major blow for the country. US officials fear the Ukrainians could be encircled should they remain there for more than a few months. Kyiv seized up to 1,000 square kilometres in the Kursk region in August - in a move which stunned the Kremlin. But since then Russia has recaptured at least half the territory and is sending thousands more troops to the regio
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