MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. Russian warplanes hit areas of deployment of Ukrainian troops near 20 settlements in Russia’s borderline Kursk Region and 13 settlement in the Sumy Region, the Russian defense ministry said.

"Russian aircraft, artillery and land troops struck areas of deployment of Ukrainian troops and weapons of the 22nd, 41st, 61st, and 115th mechanized, 17th tank, 80th and 95th assault army brigades, 36th marine brigade and 1st National Guard brigade, as well as 103rd and 129th territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Guyevo, Kozachya Loknya, Kolmakov, Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Melovoy, Malaya Obukhovka, Medvezhye, Novy Put, Novaya Sorocjina, Novoivanovka, Orlovka, Plekhovo, Russkore Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, Pravda, Tolsty Lug, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, and Yuzhny," it said.

Apart from that, according to the ministry, Russia tactical aviation and missile troops hit areas of deployment and reserves of the Ukrainian army’s 21st, 22nd, 41st, and 115th mechanized, 82nd assault bridages, 1st National Guard brigade, 1004th, 103rd, 110th, and 116th territorial defense brigades near the settlements Belopolye, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Bondarevshchina, Glukhov, Zhuravka, Obody, Peremoga, Pavlovka, Rechki, Radkovka, Sumy, Shalygino, and Khoten in the Sumy Region.

Russian forces repel seven Ukrainian attacks in Kursk Region

"During the day, units of Russia’s Battlegroup North repelled seven enemy attacks toward the settlements of Maryevka, Malaya Loknya, and Bolshaya Obukhivka. The enemy lost up to 20 troops, who were either killed or wounded," the ministry said.

According to the ministry, the battlegroup continues offensive actions and wiped out units of the Ukrainian army’s 22nd, 41st and 115th mechanized, 17th tank, 95th assault brigades, 36th marine brigade and 1st National Guard brigade, as well as 103rd and 129th territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Lyubimovka, Daryino, NOvy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Tolsty Lug, Malaya Loknya, and Plekhovo.

Three attempts by Ukrainian troops to break through border repelled in Kursk Region

"With the support of army aviation and artillery fire, three attempts by Ukrainian troops to break through the Russian border toward the settlements of Novy Put and Medvezhye were thwarted. The enemy lost up to 40 troops, two armored vehicles, an obstacle clearing vehicle, and two automobiles. Five Ukrainian soldiers surrendered,"  the Russian defense ministry said.

Ukraine’s daily losses in Kursk Region exceed 380 troops

"During the day, Ukraine lost more than 380 troops and 11 combat vehicles, including two tanks and nine armored vehicles, as well as three artillery systems, an electronic warfare station, a mine-clearing vehicle, and 14 automobiles," the Russian defense ministry said.

Ukraine’s overall losses in Kursk Region exceed 16,000 troops

"Over the period of combat operation in the Kursk area, the enemy has lost more than 16,000 troops, 126 tanks, 57 armored combat vehicles, 95 armored infantry carriers, 795 armored vehicles, 492 automobiles, 124 artillery systems, 29 multiple launch rocket systems, including eight HIMARS, sic US-made MLRS, eight air defense systems, five transport and load vehicles, 31 electronic warfare stations, seven counterbattery radar stations, two air defense radar stations, 17 engineering vehicles, including ten obstacle clearing vehicles and one UR-77 mine-clearing vehicle, as well as an armored recovery vehicle," the ministry said.​​​