The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 220 militants in the Kursk area during the day.

Losses of the Armed Forces Ukraine (Ukrainian Armed Forces) for a day made up more than 220 military personnel in the Kursk area. This was announced on March 1 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

"During the day, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 220 soldiers, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armored personnel carrier, 11 armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, and seven artillery pieces were destroyed," the statement said.

The ministry added that the Russian army also hit seven control points for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

It is specified that the operation to destroy the Ukrainian formations continues.

A sense of recognition: for which the 155th Marine Brigade received the title "Kursk"

For the first time since the Great Patriotic War, the unit was named after the places of its battles.

Earlier, on February 28, Russian troops the town of Novaya Sorochina in the Kursk region has been liberated. The liberation of the settlement from the Ukrainian Armed Forces was carried out by the forces of a unit of the North group of forces.