Moscow-based military bloggers and a senior Russian commander said there were still no details or specific numbers of Russian soldiers and weapons and equipment participating in the counterattack in Kursk province.
Since August 6, Ukraine has launched a cross-border attack on Kursk province, with thousands of soldiers, supported by drones and heavy weapons, including Western-made weapons.
Kursk is a major grain-producing region in Russia, contributing 4% to the country's total grain harvest last year. Russia is the world's largest wheat exporter.
Kursk Governor Alexei Smirnov said on September 11 that the Kursk region suffered $934.07 million in damage from the Ukrainian offensive, mostly in agriculture. More than 150,000 people have been evacuated since the raid began.
"The introduction of a federal emergency regime and an anti-terrorist operation regime has had a significant impact on the region's economy," Governor Alexei Smirnov said at a meeting with senior officials at the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, Reuters reported.
The grain harvest could not be completed on an area of 160,000 hectares, while about 500,000 tonnes of oil crops and about 700,000 tonnes of sugar beets were damaged or shipped out of Russia, Governor Smirnov said.
According to the Kursk governor, more than 300,000 tons of grain remain in warehouses in the territory now controlled by Ukrainian forces. Mr. Smirnov also reported significant livestock losses, with more than 350,000 pigs and other livestock dead.
