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Ukraine Hit With Over 1,500 Losses in Failed 3-Day Attempt to Invade Russia

Ukraine's attempted incursion into Russian territory in the area of the Kursk and Belgorod regions between March 12 and 14 resulted in the deaths of over 1,500 Ukrainian troops, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD).
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The MoD said in a statement that over the course of the past three days (March 12-14), Russian soldiers from Battlegroup Zapad together with the border services of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) "thwarted all efforts by Ukrainian militants to penetrate the territories of the Belgorod and Kursk regions of the Russian Federation, and decisively repelled all attacks launched by Ukrainian military units."

"The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to more than 1,500 militants, with some 500 fatalities, in addition to 18 tanks and 23 armored combat vehicles ending up destroyed," the MoD noted.

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The Ukrainian military's failed attempt to infiltrate into Russia's Belgorod Region on March 14 cost them losses of over 50 troops, the MoD noted. The ministry added that Russian forces have completely restored control over the village of Kozinka (in the Belgorod Region), and the area has been totally mopped up.
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