Russia shifts forces to Kursk Oblast amid Ukrainian territorial gains - ISW
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Moscow has reportedly redeployed Russian units from the Chasiv Yar sector to Kursk Oblast in an attempt to counter the ongoing Ukrainian incursion, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Aug. 20.
Russian 11th Airborne Brigade units, which were previously operating near the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar (Donetsk Oblast), and 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment (72nd Motorized Rifle Division, 22nd Army Corps), which were stationed in the north of Kharkiv Oblast, have been redeployed to Kursk Oblast, analysts believe.
The decision outcome is likely to be observed in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast in the coming weeks.
The Kremlin is increasingly relying on conscripts, irregular troops, and regular forces redeployed from lower priority frontline areas in Ukraine to counter the Kursk Oblast incursion, ISW noted.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to attack along the entire frontline in Kursk Oblast and have made additional territorial gains. They are targeting Russian pontoon bridges and engineering equipment across the Seim River, with video footage showing Ukrainian drones striking Russian equipment bringing pontoons to a staging area near the Seim River about 3km north of Glushkovo.
Satellite images confirm that the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed at least one pontoon bridge across the Seim.
Ukrainian soldiers have seized Vishnevka (southwest of Korenevo and 14 km from the state border), Russian 'military commanders' claimed therefore confirming the Russian Defense Ministry's report on Ukrainian advance.
The geolocation footage also shows Ukrainian forces advancing westward along Sudzhanskiy Shlyakh Street (Highway 38K-030) in eastern Korenevo, as well as in fields northeast of Korenevo.
Other geolocated footage released on Aug. 20 showing Ukrainian forces towing a captured Russian T-90M tank along the Snagost-Liubimivka road (southeast of Koreveno and 8km from the international border) indicates that Ukrainian forces continue operating well within its offensive area in Kursk Oblast.
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