2024-08-23 06:26:34
However, their task is to do this at all costs, without removing forces from key areas where Russia is conducting an offensive in Donbas. This primarily concerns the Pokrovsky and Toretsky directions. So far, the occupiers’ offensive in these areas has not slowed down – rather, it has only intensified.
In fact, the Russians are now trying to send a “mix” of units from all directions of the front line, except Pokrovsk and Toretsk, to the Kursk region. This, in turn, indicates that the enemy, firstly, currently has few “free” forces and reserves. Secondly, limited successes near Pokrovsk and Toretsk are worth more on the Kremlin’s scale than regaining control over the Kursk region, the article notes.
In addition, according to the source, the Russians are now pulling troops from the front line – in particular, they have taken two brigades from the Zaporizhzhya direction. They have also assembled a reserve of two airborne assault battalions from the Kherson direction.
The 810th Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet, which was in the Kherson direction, and the 155th Marine Brigade, which fought near Ugledar, ended up in the Kursk region. In addition, conscripts are again being drawn into the fighting – servicemen called up in the spring of 2024 are being transferred, said Viktor Kevlyuk, an expert at the Center for Defense Strategies.
Earlier, “Kursor” reported that Vladimir Zelensky named the main goal of the operation in the Kursk region, and also reported how many settlements the Ukrainian Armed Forces control.