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Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast. Russian forces recently advanced near Hlyboke, Kupyansk, and Pokrovsk. 🧵(1/7)

1/ Kursk: Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Glushkovsky Raion west of Ukraine's salient. Geolocated footage published on September 23 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced to the southern outskirts of Veseloye (southwest of Glushkovo).

Ukrainian and Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Ukrainian salient on September 23 but did not make any confirmed advances.

2/ Kharkiv: Russian forces are reportedly switching to defensive operations north of Kharkiv City, possibly as a result of Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk Oblast.

3/ Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line: Geolocated footage published on September 21 and 23 shows that Russian forces advanced in fields east of Kolisnykivka (southeast of Kupyansk) and to the east of Kruhlyakivka (south of Kupyansk), respectively.

4/ Russian forces continued assaults southeast of Siversk near Vyimka on Sept. 22 and 23, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline.

Russian forces continued offensive operations near Chasiv Yar on Sept. 23, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline.

5/ Russian forces continued offensive operations near Toretsk on September 23, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline. A Russian milblogger claimed on September 23 that Russian forces occupied a waste heap in eastern Toretsk.

6/ Russian forces advanced east of Pokrovsk amid continued offensive operations on September 23. Geolocated footage published on September 23 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced north of Tsukuryne and east of Mykolaivka (both southeast of Pokrovsk).

7/ The Russian military is intensifying offensive operations near Vuhledar and is reportedly attempting to reinforce local tactical successes to collapse the flanks of a Ukrainian salient in Vuhledar.