[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the Kursk region.
We are talking about losses in just two days in the area of ​​just one village, Makhnovka, the president noted.
In just two days and in just one location in the Kursk region, Russia lost a battalion of North Korean troops and its own paratroopers. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in a video address on Saturday, January 4.
He said that he heard a report from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, on the situation in the Kursk region.
"In particular, in the battles today and yesterday in the area of ​​just one village, Makhnovka, in the Kursk region, the Russian army lost a battalion of infantry of North Korean soldiers and Russian paratroopers. And this is noticeable," the president said.
He also noted the military who are destroying the occupiers.
"In general, I would like to note the professional and effective actions of our Special Operations Forces soldiers and the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade," Zelensky added.
Earlier, the President of Ukraine spoke about the unexpected effect of the Kursk operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine . We are talking about the reaction of the countries of the Global South.
It was also reported that Ukrainian troops occupied a village in the Kursk region , which was held by Russian and North Korean troops.