The strike targeted the 810th Russian Brigade, resulting in significant losses, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s counter-disinformation center.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have struck a command post of the Russian forces in the village of Maryino, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote: "On 2 January,

The Russian army has lost over 38,000 troops and more than 1,000 pieces of equipment since the beginning of Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Jan.

Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied by daily combat losses and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk.

He emphasized that Ukraine’s military actions forced Russia to maintain a significant grouping of troops on its territory and to redeploy reserves from other directions. Additionally, Ukrainian forces significantly boosted the exchange fund by capturing over 700 enemy soldiers in Kursk Oblast,

Overall, the Russian forces have suffered over 775,000 personnel killed or wounded in over 1,000 days of fighting.

On January 2, a strike was launched against the Russian troops in the Kursk region. Russian troops suffered significant losses, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation.