"In total, during the military operations in the Kursk area, the enemy lost more than 4,700 servicemen, 68 tanks, 27 infantry fighting vehicles, 53 armored personnel carriers, and 336 armored combat vehicles," the MoD said in a statement.
Over the past day, Ukraine lost more than 300 servicemen, 23 armored vehicles, including three tanks, in the Kursk region, the ministry said.
Units of the Russian Battlegroup Sever repelled attacks by Ukrainian troops near two villages in the Kursk region and thwarted attempts by Ukrainian troops to attack in five directions in the region, the ministry said, adding that Kiev lost over 45 soldiers and one tank.