Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky reported on the enemy's losses in manpower and equipment during the three months of the Kursk operation conducted by the Ukrainian military.

“For almost three months of the operation, as of November 5, 2024, the enemy’s losses in Kursk direction in personnel amount to 20,842 people, of which: 7,905 were eliminated, 12,220 were wounded, and 717 were captured. During the same period, 1,101 units of enemy weapons and military equipment were destroyed. Of these, 54 tanks, 276 combat armored vehicles, 107 guns and mortars, five MLRS and 659 units of automotive equipment,” Syrsky wrote on Facebook.

He emphasized that the Russian Federation is now seeking to ensure that Ukrainian troops leave this territory and recalled that the enemy has concentrated about 45,000 troops there.

"And they are trying to increase their number. Russia's own troops are not enough for this direction, so they are trying to attract military personnel from North Korea," the general said.

Syrsky noted that the Russian occupiers wanted to seize more territory in the north of Ukraine in Sumy region, however, the Ukrainian Defense Forces took a preventive step and continue to destroy the enemy on its territory.

For their heroism and successful actions during the Kursk operation, about 2,000 Ukrainian servicemen were presented with state awards.

Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the South Korean channel KBS that Russia had concentrated about 45,000 troops in Kursk region, while at the beginning of the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine there were only a few thousand soldiers. The operation in Kursk region began on August 6.