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31-08-2024, 07:20 AM
Volodymyr Zelensky is sayingK About Kursk Invasion Map Reveals Where Russia Has Recaptured Territory. August 30, 2024.
CONTINUE: Russian forces have recaptured some of Moscow's territory following Ukraine's sweeping Kursk incursion, a battlefield map shows, more than 3-weeks after the offensive began. Study of War (ISW), a U.S.-based think tank, shows Ukraine's claimed positions in Kursk—which borders Ukraine's Sumy region—23 days after its forces kickstarted the armored assault.
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This map published Thursday by Institute for
While Kyiv's forces recently marginally advanced north of the town of Sudzha in Kursk, Russian troops have likely recaptured the settlements of Ulanok (southeast of Sudzha) and eastern Korenevo, the ISW said in its latest update.
Newsweek has contacted Russia's Defense Ministry for comment by email. Kyiv launched its lightning offensive on August 6 and was quickly reported to have seized more territory in the Kursk region than Russia has captured in Ukraine since the beginning of the year.
Kyiv's forces seized control of at least 1,250 square kilometers (482 square miles) of Russian territory and 92 settlements, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on August 19 of the Kursk incursion's progress.
On Thursday, Alexei Smirnov, acting head region, announced on his Telegram channel that a new armed volunteer unit called "BARS-Kursk" would be formed to "ensure security" in the region.
"The formation of these new BARS (Russian Army Combat Reserve) volunteer detachments consistent with Kremlin's apparent strategy to avoid re-deploying experienced or combat effective units engaged in fighting in the Pokrovsk or Toretsk directions to Kursk Oblast due to concerns about slowing the tempo of Russian offensive operations in these higher priority directions," the think tank added.
https://www.newsweek.com/kursk-invasion-...ia-1946665
CONTINUE: Russian forces have recaptured some of Moscow's territory following Ukraine's sweeping Kursk incursion, a battlefield map shows, more than 3-weeks after the offensive began. Study of War (ISW), a U.S.-based think tank, shows Ukraine's claimed positions in Kursk—which borders Ukraine's Sumy region—23 days after its forces kickstarted the armored assault.
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR
This map published Thursday by Institute for
While Kyiv's forces recently marginally advanced north of the town of Sudzha in Kursk, Russian troops have likely recaptured the settlements of Ulanok (southeast of Sudzha) and eastern Korenevo, the ISW said in its latest update.
Newsweek has contacted Russia's Defense Ministry for comment by email. Kyiv launched its lightning offensive on August 6 and was quickly reported to have seized more territory in the Kursk region than Russia has captured in Ukraine since the beginning of the year.
Kyiv's forces seized control of at least 1,250 square kilometers (482 square miles) of Russian territory and 92 settlements, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on August 19 of the Kursk incursion's progress.
On Thursday, Alexei Smirnov, acting head region, announced on his Telegram channel that a new armed volunteer unit called "BARS-Kursk" would be formed to "ensure security" in the region.
"The formation of these new BARS (Russian Army Combat Reserve) volunteer detachments consistent with Kremlin's apparent strategy to avoid re-deploying experienced or combat effective units engaged in fighting in the Pokrovsk or Toretsk directions to Kursk Oblast due to concerns about slowing the tempo of Russian offensive operations in these higher priority directions," the think tank added.
https://www.newsweek.com/kursk-invasion-...ia-1946665
