Interesting new developments about Ukraine's Kursk offensive: -...
Giorgi Revishvili@revishvilig
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Aug 20, 2024
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Interesting new developments about Ukraine's Kursk offensive:
- Ukraine began expanding flanks in southern bank of the Seim river. Ukrainian Armed Forces knocked out the last remaining bridge over the river in Karyzh, almost cutting off the Glushkovsky district. 1/10 ⬇️
- Ukraine began expanding flanks in southern bank of the Seim river. Ukrainian Armed Forces knocked out the last remaining bridge over the river in Karyzh, almost cutting off the Glushkovsky district. 1/10 ⬇️
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- Russian troops managed to establish one pontoon crossing in Glushkovo. However, the destruction of bridges will substantially impede supplies to Russian forces in the area. 2/10
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- In the last 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces expanded west of Sudzha, seizing three villages: Snagosti and Apanasovka in the Korenevsky District and Otruby in Glushkovksy district. 3/10
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces have also advanced from the western side of the Glushkovsky district. AFU have already secured control of 11 square kilometers. 4/10
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Ukrainian forces have expanded the combat zone from the western border towards Tetkino and Byrdyn too, pushing up to 3.5 kilometers into Russian territory. 5/10
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According to DeepState, the combat zone in Kursk Oblast is about 1,200 square kilometers, half of which is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 6/10
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Yesterday, President Zelenskyy stated some of the objectives of Ukraine's Kursk offensive: 1. creation of the buffer zone 2. stronger and better prepared for this fall 3. further destruction of Russian war-making capacity. 7/10
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Ukraine likely aims to maintain control over some of the territory, particularly the southern flank of the Seim River in Kursk Oblast.
The Kursk offensive is somewhat of a two-level game; events in Kursk could influence what happens in Ukraine's Pokrovsk, and vice versa. 8/10
The Kursk offensive is somewhat of a two-level game; events in Kursk could influence what happens in Ukraine's Pokrovsk, and vice versa. 8/10
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The Russian army has accelerated its offensive on Pokrovsk following the Ukrainian Armed Forces' incursion into the Kursk Oblast. 9/10
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Over the past week, Russian troops have captured the largest amount of territory in Ukraine since the end of May, with most gains concentrated in a single section of the front - the Pokrovsk area in the Donetsk Oblast. However, the Russian advance has slowed in other areas. 10/10
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Sources used: Agentstvo, DeepState.
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UPDATE:
Russian forces managed to create second pontoon crossing in Kursk Oblast, east of Zvannoe. (51°22'33.8"N 34°36'46.1"E). Russia built first pontoon crossing in Glushkovo 3 days ago (second satellige image, 51°21'03.9"N 34°40'36.1"E) Source: RFE/RL
Russian forces managed to create second pontoon crossing in Kursk Oblast, east of Zvannoe. (51°22'33.8"N 34°36'46.1"E). Russia built first pontoon crossing in Glushkovo 3 days ago (second satellige image, 51°21'03.9"N 34°40'36.1"E) Source: RFE/RL
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UPDATE:
Ukraine has likely destroyed a newly built Russian pontoon crossing east of Zvannoe in Kursk Oblast.
Source: RFE/RL
Ukraine has likely destroyed a newly built Russian pontoon crossing east of Zvannoe in Kursk Oblast.
Source: RFE/RL
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