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Zelenskyy claims 6,000 Russian soldiers killed, wounded in Kursk Oblast

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

06 September 2024 13:39 (UTC +04:00)

Ukraine's incursion into Kursk Oblast has resulted in around 6,000 casualties on the side of the Russian Armed Forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Sept. 6, APA reports citing The Kyiv Independent.

Since launching the incursion on Aug. 6, Ukraine controls "a significant part of the territory," stretching over 1,300 square kilometers, including around 100 settlements, Zelenskyy told Kyiv's allies, gathered in Ramstein for the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting.

"Thanks to our actions, there is no threat to the city of Sumy as was the case in May against Kharkiv," Zelenskyy said.

Zelensky was referring to the offensive Russia launched on May 10 to the northeast of Kharkiv. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, said later in May that Russian forces may launch a similar offensive in Sumy Oblast, which neighbors Kursk Oblast.

Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi also said in an interview with CNN, published on Sept. 5, that Russia was planning an offensive from Kursk Oblast before Ukrainian forces launched operations there.