The first reports of an assault on the new direction appeared on Tuesday. At that time, representatives 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published a short statement regarding activities in the region.
“We entered a new place, a few kilometers away, a Russian city. A group of Russian officers numbering over a thousand people at risk of being surrounded” – written.
The action was another breakthrough of the Russian defense set up directly on the border. According to analysts from the Institute of War Studies, the assault took place simultaneously in three directions, the aforementioned Wedding, Medvezhe and Nowy Put.
War in Ukraine: Expert on Strike Behind Enemy
Ukrainian military expert, head of the Center for Military-Legal Studies Oleksandr Musienko, spoke about the situation of Russian units defending Kursk Oblast. According to the analyst the new direction of offensive operations is to attack the rear of the defending Russianswho have been trying to conduct counter-offensive operations in recent days.
Since the attack proved successful, now The Russians will be forced not only to stop their offensive operationsbut will likely also focus primarily on defense.
– The Russians tried to transfer reinforcements, but the situation was difficult. They decided to blockade, trying to repel our Armed Forces. The Ukrainian troops did not withdraw from their positions, instead they counterattacked where the enemy was not expecting – he explained.
Musienko emphasized that the direction chosen by the Ukrainians was a surprise to the Russiansbut signs of possible assaults in the area have been visible for several days. Earlier, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to shell the defense lines there to weaken the capabilities of enemy forces as much as possible.
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