"Over the past day, the Ukrainian armed forces losses amounted to more than 150 servicepeople, three armored fighting vehicles were destroyed, as well as two artillery pieces, four mortars and two vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.
Overall, Ukraine has lost over 21,000 soldiers in the Kursk Region since clashes erupted there, the ministry added.
On August 6, Ukrainian forces launched an incursion in Russia's Kursk Region. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the move a large-scale provocation aimed at civilians and vowed a proper response. Russian forces launched a counteroffensive.