No less than 4 Russian officers have been killed in Ukraine's assault in town of Lgov in Russia's Kursk Oblast on Dec. 30, unbiased Russian media outlet Mediazona reported on Jan. 17, citing lately printed obituaries.
Alexander Khinshtein, the performing governor of Kursk Oblast, claimed on Dec. 30 that the assault had injured an 86-year-old lady and broken a two-story constructing. The Russian official didn’t point out any losses among the many navy.
But, in keeping with Mediazona, not less than 4 officers of the 76th Air Assault Division with the rank of lieutenant colonel have been killed by U.Okay.-made missiles.
One of many killed was Lieutenant Colonel Valeriy Tereshchenko, Mediazona reported, citing an obituary from the Officers' Hockey League web page on social media. Eight individuals from the division's senior employees have been killed, and 22 others have been injured within the assault, the obituary learn.
Two extra obituaries about Lieutenant Colonels Pavel Maletsky and Alexei Seliverstov have been discovered by Mediazona on their kin' social media pages.
One other killed officer is Main Ali Tsurov from Ingushetia, who additionally served within the 76th Air Assault Division, Mediazona reported, citing Russian media outlet Fortanka.
The Kyiv Unbiased couldn’t confirm these claims.
Ukrainian troops carried out one other assault on Lgov on Dec. 26, hitting a Russian command submit. The assault allegedly killed 18 Russian troopers.
Regardless of the excessive losses inside Russian and North Korean ranks, Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast appear to be more and more on the again foot, dealing with a Russian benefit in manpower and gear.
Ukraine's foothold in Kursk is taken into account a potential bargaining chip forward of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's anticipated push for peace negotiations.
The Kyiv IndependentAsami Terajima