The Freedom of Russia Legion said that their actions in the Belgorod and Kursk regions of the Russian Federation helped the Defense Forces stabilize the front. This was announced at a press conference by the unit's representative, Alexei Baranovsky.

According to him, the Russian army planned to launch a new offensive before the elections and the inauguration of Vladimir Putin. 

"Our operation disrupted these plans. In the military sense, they were forced to move significant forces from near Kupyansk to hold the Belgorod and Kursk regions. In fact, we disrupted the Russian army's offensive plans," Baranovsky said.

He noted that the Russians "irrevocably lost 651 people, 908 more were wounded, 37 occupants were captured, 121 pieces of equipment were destroyed, and 50 more were disabled." 

"We turned away tactical aviation, it carried out more than 320 airstrikes, all bombs landed on the territory of Russia. Thanks to our operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were able to stabilize the front and cover the areas where a massive Russian attack was expected," said the FRL representative.