A village 20 miles west of main Ukrainian salient trust into Russia’s Kursk Oblast. 6-weeks ago, a powerful Ukrainian force—dozen of battalions with 8-experienced brigades—invaded Kursk & quickly gained control of 400 sq miles of Russian soil.
If it was unclear why Ukrainians also invade around Novyi Put, it’s a bit clearer now. Backed by tanks, covered by Ukrainian air force warplanes lobbing building-demolishing glide bombs, a Ukrainian tactical group apparently anchored by 95th Air Assault Brigade is slicing right as it advances past Novyi Put through the southern blocks of the nearest Russian town, Vesoloe.
That is to say, Ukrainian troops are turning toward main Kursk salient. If attacking northeast from Novyi can connect with Ukrainians in the main salient, they’ll cut off potentially thousands of Russians between them and the border.
But it’s possible Ukrainians don’t have enough well-equipped forces to complete the maneuver.
Ukrainian Khorne Group, a team of drone operators supporting Novyi attack, hinted at the encirclement objective at start of the assault past Novyi Put “We've advanced into new areas, by kilometers, into Russia,” the group stated on Friday. “A group of Russian conscripts numbering in the thousands is at risk of being encircled.”
If the Ukrainians are indeed trying to surround Russian forces, the local geography facilitates the move. The Seym River forms a natural boundary along most of the northern edge of the potential pocket bounded on the left and right flanks by advancing Ukrainian forces.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/20...an-troops/