[Russia] Battles: Armed clash

On 11 April 2025, Russian troops (including marines) and Ukrainian forces clashed in and near Gornal (Sudzhanskiy, Kursk). According to some Russian sources, Russian troops started an assault on the Gornal monastery, located within the settlement. According to the Russian MoD, Russian troops defeated Ukrainian troops from mechanized, tank, airborne assault, marine (coded to Oleshnya), assault, and territorial defense brigades (coded here), and that on 11 April Ukrainian military's losses amounted to more than 175 servicemen as well as military equipment in and near Gornal and Oleshnya [Russian MoD reported 175 fatalities. Coded as 10 fatalities split across 2 events. 5 fatalities coded to this event].

Severity

HIGH

Occurred

2025-04-11

Country

Russia

Event type

armed_conflict

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