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Russian Ministry of Protection
The Russian models of the North needed to cross rivers as a part of the counteroffensive
The Russian Protection Ministry mentioned its forces had recaptured 10 settlements captured by Ukrainian forces in a shock assault on Russia’s Kursk border area final month.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Russia has “launched counter-offensive actions, that are in keeping with our Ukrainian plan.”
Russia reported that its forces from the “Items of the North” recaptured settlements within the space round Snagost, on the western flank of the Ukrainian-occupied territory, in two days through the marketing campaign that started on August 6.
The primary signal of a counteroffensive got here from the commander of the Chechen particular forces, Main Common Apti Alaudinov, who mentioned that six Ukrainian brigades had suffered heavy losses.
A Ukrainian officer combating within the Kursk area advised the BBC that the Russian counteroffensive had begun far west of Suja.
“The combating is intense and the scenario isn’t in our favor in the meanwhile,” mentioned the officer, who requested to stay nameless.
Ukraine’s offensive was launched with the clear goal of distracting Russia from its advance into jap Ukraine. It now claims as much as 1,300 sq. kilometres (500 sq. miles) of Russian territory.
Nonetheless, Russian forces proceed to seize villages in jap Ukraine and are approaching the strategic metropolis of Pokrovsk.
Analysts on the U.S. Institute for the Research of Warfare mentioned the dimensions, scale and potential prospects of Russian counterattacks are unclear and it’s untimely to attract conclusions.
A social media account linked to a Ukrainian brigade mentioned Russian forces had unexpectedly launched an assault close to Snagost and that the Ukrainians have been combating again.
Within the weeks since Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk area, they’ve destroyed three bridges over the Seym River to maintain the Russians at bay, and have since constructed a number of extra pontoon bridges.
Nonetheless, there are studies that the Russians have been capable of cross each the Seim and different smaller rivers as a part of their counteroffensive.
Russian navy professional Anatoly Matviychuk advised the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper that greater than 100 sq. kilometers of territory had been recaptured and “the enemy’s reserves, reinforcements and logistical provides can not attain the Kursk area.”
The Russian navy was shocked by the size and depth of the Ukrainian invasion of the Kursk area early final month.
Though Moscow was shocked by the convenience with which Ukrainian forces captured cities and villages, together with Suja, President Vladimir Putin mentioned practically a month later that that they had failed.
The Ukrainian armed forces tried to make Russia nervous: “They needed to hurry, ship troops from one space to a different and cease our offensive in key areas, particularly within the Donbas,” he mentioned.
Putin argued that not solely had it not labored, however that the Ukrainian offensive had solely contributed to Moscow’s “predominant objective,” which he recognized as capturing the Donbas — the Ukrainian industrial areas of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Sumy Public Prosecutor’s Workplace
Russia attacked the northern Ukrainian metropolis of Konotop on Thursday, wounding 14 individuals
Russian troops are actually just some kilometres outdoors Pokrovsk and the neighbouring city of Myrnohrad. Heavy combating is reported on the approaches to Pokrovsk.
An overpass between the 2 cities was destroyed in a single day and Donetsk’s regional chief mentioned the water pipeline to Pokrovsk had additionally been reduce, though he mentioned town had entry to a number of wells.
In the meantime, a Russian drone strike wounded 14 individuals within the northern Ukrainian metropolis of Konotop, a key hub utilized by Kiev to organize for the Kursk marketing campaign.
Prosecutors within the border area of Sumy launched images exhibiting broken house blocks within the city. Energy to Konotop was reduce off due to the strike, and officers mentioned the power infrastructure had been considerably broken.
