Russia suffered its deadliest day in the war Monday — losing 1,950 soldiers in a failed attempt to retake Kursk from Ukrainian troops, Kyiv officials said. The Russian forces saw their assault whipped out by Kyiv troops who continue to hold onto most of the land taken during their surprise counter-invasion in August,

Russia lost a record number of soldiers in one day on Monday, Ukrainian intelligence said after its forces appeared to repel an initial phase of Moscow’s counteroffensive in the Kursk region.