Ukrainian attack on Kursk region
On Tuesday, August 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an offensive on the territory of the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine from the south. This is the first such operation carried out by the Ukrainians since the beginning of the war.
So far, formations of Russian volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine (the Russian Freedom Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps, the Siberian Battalion) have carried out short raids on Russian territory. Up to four Ukrainian brigades are scheduled to take part in the operation, which will last for ten days and cover about 1,150 kilometers.2 Russian territory, penetrated 35 kilometers into Kursk Oblast and occupied dozens of towns, including the border town of Soga.
Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region – as of August 16
People’s Action Party
On Thursday, information appeared that the Ukrainians have created their own military headquarters in the Ukrainian-occupied part of the Kursk region. During the operations so far in the Kursk region, the Ukrainians were supposed to take about 2,000 prisoners. Russian soldiers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s adviser, Nikolai Patrushev, has estimated that the Ukrainian operation must have been planned with the participation of NATO and the United States. But Ukraine’s Western allies insist that Kiev did not consult them about its plans (which was supposed to happen. One of the reasons for its success and why it took the Russians by complete surprise).
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