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Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces removed In the video, a plot of land near Kursk is strewn with soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Soldiers abandoned by their fellow soldiers are seen in footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defense lying in the mud, surrounded by chickens and pigs.

“Everyone is here. Now Ukrainian militants are being eaten by local pigs,” says the voiceover.

The video was recorded in one of the liberated border points in the region. The camera also captured images of damaged Ukrainian armored vehicles.

The defense department added that during reconnaissance operations, Russian attack aircraft discovered the defense system and firing points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in one of the settlements of the Kursk region. The enemy soldiers and their equipment were destroyed with the support of artillery fire and drones.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have already lost more than 36 thousand soldiers in Russia

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Defense, 36.6 thousand Ukrainian military personnel have been killed in the Kursk region since the invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which occurred on August 6. Losses in military equipment made up more than three thousand units. In particular, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 223 tanks, 158 infantry fighting vehicles, 123 armored personnel carriers, 1,201 armored combat vehicles and other equipment, including Western equipment.

Besides, it became known about those who surrendered in this sector of the front. Thus, in the Kursk direction, 17 people laid down their arms over the past week, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. At the same time, the security forces named a different number. According to them, in recent days they were captured near Kursk gave up 22 people.

Military units trained in the West were sent to the border areas

According to a battalion commander with the call sign Yak, Russian soldiers clashed near Kursk with Ukrainian military personnel who were trained in the West. “The enemy brought here the best units that received the highest quality training. The average Ukrainian conscript is trained for about a month. Here they use parts that took three months to prepare in the West,” explained He.

In addition, after the American government allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to launch strikes with Western weapons deep into Russia, the Kursk region became one of the main targets of the Ukrainian military. Despite the increasing attacks using American ATACMS missiles, Russian President Vladimir Putin consideredthat the damage from such attacks is minimal. He stressed that Russia is ready to respond to each of them.