Defense forces launched attacks from multiple directions against Russian troops in the Kursk region.

The armed forces launched attacks on Russian troops from multiple directions in the Kursk region.

Andriy Kovalенко, the head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), reported this information.

According to Kovalенко, this came as a “surprise” to the enemy, resulting in “significant distress.”

The advance of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk direction was confirmed by Andriy Yermak, the head of the President's Office. “Kursk region, good news, Russia is getting what it deserves,” he wrote.

According to data from the General Staff, over the past day in the Kursk direction, the enemy attacked our defenders' positions 33 times, carried out 336 artillery strikes, and launched 17 air raids, dropping 25 KAB bombs.

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that on January 2, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a command post of the Russian occupation army in the settlement of Maryine, located in the Kursk region.