"In total, during the fighting in the Kursk direction, the enemy has lost more than 4,400 servicemen, 65 tanks, 27 infantry fighting vehicles, 53 armored personnel carriers," the MoD said in a statement.
Over the past day, Ukraine lost up to 300 soldiers, 26 armored vehicles, including six tanks, in the Kursk direction, the ministry noted.
Units of the Russian Battlegroup Sever thwarted attempts by Ukrainian troops to attack in four directions in the Kursk region, the ministry said, adding that Kiev lost more than 45 people and two tanks.
Russian forces also hit three Ukrainian armed forces brigades near eight settlements, the statement read.