Russian forces push for tactical gains in Donetsk Oblast despite Ukraine's Kursk incursion — ISW
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Russia keeps relatively high pace of offensive in Donetsk Oblast, demonstrating that military command continues to prioritize advancing in eastern Ukraine, even as Kyiv challenges the Russian forces in Kursk Oblast, U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Aug. 16.
The Russian troops continue their efforts to achieve a tactical encirclement of Ukrainian troops southeast of Pokrovsk. Geolocated images released on Aug. 14 and 15 evidence recent Russian advances east of Pokrovsk within Hrodivka and southeast of Pokrovsk within Mykolaivka, Zhelanne, and Orlivka.
The Russian forces might have already captured Orlivka and Zhelanne, ISW suggested.
Russia did not give up on mechanized assaults west of Donetsk over the past few weeks. Geolocated videos released on Aug. 13 and 15 show Ukrainian troops repelling a company-sized Russian mechanized attack near Heorhiyvka (west of Donetsk) and an occupying mechanized attack of slightly less than a company near Mykilskyi (southwest of Donetsk).
Russia began to transfer separate units from Ukraine to respond to the situation in Kursk Oblast. However, the types of units that the occupiers are redeploying, as well as the locations from which they are being moved, are a strong indicator that the Russian military command still prioritizes the current offensive operations in eastern Ukraine, ISW stressed.
The Russian command is probably categorically against the military units involved in the battles in the priority sectors of Donbas front withdrawal - in particular, due to the concerns to lose the pace of its offensive there.
The Russian troops are probably advancing near Toretsk.
Russia captured Zalizne (southeast of Toretsk) and also advanced in the area of Severnoye, near New York, in the direction of Panteleimonivka and up to 3.5 km wide and 1.47 km deep within New York, Donetsk Oblast, Russian "war correspondents" alleged.
ISW was yet to confirm these claims.
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