Ukrainian forces launched a new surprise offensive inside Russia, expanding their salient in Kursk towards the north and east, as Kyiv’s counterinvasion passed its five-month mark this week.Geolocated footage showed Ukrainian forces moving from their base in Sudzha towards Berdin, capturing fields and entering the settlement on Sunday.
By Monday, Ukrainian forces had also captured the settlements of Russkoye Porechnoye and Novosotnitsky. All three settlements lie on the main road between Sudzha and the regional capital, Kursk.
Russian military bloggers said Ukrainian forces also held the settlements of Martynovka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Mikhaylovka.
Ukrainian forces were reported to have advanced in three waves using company-sized assaults backed by armoured vehicles, the Russian bloggers said.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen visits the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital, which was hit by a Russian missile attack in Kyiv [Alina Smutko/Reuters]
One of the reasons for their success appeared to be the effective use of electronic warfare. Advertisement
“Our drones can’t do anything about it yet, as enemy EW (electronic warfare) has nailed them literally to the ground,” one reporter wrote.
Ukrainian forces also seem to have used High Mobility Army Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to block Russian reinforcements.
“As in August, the enemy is actively covering up his offensive actions with HIMARS strikes,” wrote a Russian reporter. “He is trying to knock out our suitable reserves, artillery and drone operators.”
(Al Jazeera)
Explosions were reported at an aviation technical base in Kursk itself, about 70km (40 miles) from Ukrainian-held areas. The Kursk military operations headqu …
