This map by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) from October 15, 2024 shows the state of play in Russia’s Kursk region. The ISW says that Russian troops are starting to recapture territory…
Published October 15, 2024
Moscow’s forces have recaptured territory from Ukraine in the Kursk oblast, according to reports that come two months after Kyiv staged its incursion into Russian territory.
Ukraine stormed the lightly defended Russian region that borders the Sumy oblast on August 6 in an operation that could provide leverage for any future negotiations between Kyiv and Vladimir Putin. Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment by email.
However, Russian forces have continued their counteroffensive in the region for the fifth successive day on Monday, having recaptured around 46 square miles, according to the Ukrainian open-source intelligence Telegram channel DeepState.
There are varying accounts of Russian successes in the operation, with the commander of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, saying Moscow had recaptured about half of Ukrainian-occupied land in Kursk.
However, DeepState said that Ukraine had lost around a quarter of the territory it had captured, which, at its peak in August, was around 350 square miles, which is less than the 500 square miles claimed by Kyiv.
The Russian language Astra Telegram channel reported Tuesday that Moscow had cleared the villages of Lyubimovka and neighboring Tolstoy Lug where Ukrainian troops had been cut off after last week. The channel added that a Kyiv garrison in Olgovka further north was “practically destroyed.”
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SOURCE: www.newsweek.com
RELATED: Zelenskiy says Ukraine ‘stands firm’ in Russia’s Kursk region
Published October 14, 2024
Kyiv’s forces held firm as Russian troops tried to break through their lines in the Kursk region for a fifth straight day, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday.
Ukraine pressed past Russia’s western region’s border on Aug. 6 and rapidly secured control of 1,300 square kilometers (501.93 square miles), with over 100 settlements. The initial advance has stalled, and Moscow said it took back several settlements last week.
“For five days now, the Russians have been trying to break through our defence in the Kursk region. Our guys are standing firm and counterattacking,” Zelenskiy said on X after holding a meeting with Ukraine’s top commander.
He did not give additional details.
Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield reports.
Ukrainian General Staff said on Facebook the Kursk operation was going on while Moscow’s troops continued hitting Russian territories with guided bombs.
On Sunday, Russia’s defence ministry said it was pursuing offensive operations at several dozen locations in the region and its glide bombs had struck a concentration of Ukrainian troops. On Wednesday, the ministry said two villages had been brought back under Russian control.
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SOURCE: www.dailymail.co.uk
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