Thread by @NOELreports

Kursk (+other borders) operation day #6 - A thread

All events in Ukraine's cross border operations in the Kursk and other regions will be combined in this today's thread.

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The AFU was geolocated advancing towards the village of Kruglen'koe, Kursk region while coming under Russian cluster munitions fire. The location and direction of advance makes us believe we can adjust the map, and put a certain part under AFU control which was considered a gray zone before.

Did you miss the events yesterday? Check out this thread.

https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1822150083288199332

On Saturday, a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group (DRG) entered the Belyovsky district of the Kursk region. The acting governor reported that the situation was stabilized by Russian defenders. Currently, there are no active combat engagements in the Belyovsky and Oboyansky districts, he claims.

AFU units in the settlement Guyevo, which was captured 2 days ago. Now a visual confirmation of Ukrainian forces taking down the Russian flag and installing a Ukrainian one.

Residents of the Kursk region with a spoon-fed verse and beautiful theatrical piece about the so-called Ukrainian Nazis and Polish mercenaries.

"Everything was destroyed, I sat down with Nastya, we barely left, thanks to my neighbor, he took us through the forest, there are Nazis driving on the streets, they are shooting at the transporters and shooting at the houses. Well, we were driving, he pointed a gun at me. Yes, he laughed, because if he wanted to shoot, he would shoot. Killers, Nazis, executioners. They were talking, Poles, they said there were Poles. Poles, mercenaries, Poles."

Russian source claims that in addition to Makhnovo, which was confirmed yesterday, the AFU has gained control over Plekhovo.

"In the morning and afternoon, a successful attack was carried out, as a result of which he established control over the villages of Makhnovka and Plekhovo and took under fire control the last road to Sudzha from the Belgorod region. Thus, the Sudzha garrison now found itself in a tight blockade."

If confirmed true by other sources, map will be adjusted. And it will be high likely that Melovoi, which is south of Sudzha, is also under AFU control.

Russian sources claim that on the border of the Belgorod region with Ukraine, the AFU is operating in small groups and there were clashes in several places such as Bezymeno and Kolotilovka.

Russian troops inside Martynovka, which was previously claimed to be retaken. According to Russian sources, ongoing fighting in the settlement is happening with the AFU trying to re-enter again. On the map, we changed the village to a gray zone.

KHORNE group within the 116th mechanized brigade, engaged in the operations in the Kursk region, released footage showing killed Russian soldiers.

"Some video from the massacre site and documents from there. We hope that it will make Russians think about life. We can see from their thick and distant faces that these are not young conscripts. Conscripts surrender and are happy to be alive.''

Preparing for a possible defense, Russians have started quickly erecting fortifications south of Kurchatov, where the NPP is located.

AFU inside Oleshnya, directly located on the border. This hamlet was likely taken on the first day of operations.

AFU inside Goncharovka, just south of Sudzha.

Russian source about the situation in the Kursk region:

"So far, everything indicates that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing for new attempts to break through further into the Kursk region. This is indicated by the actions they are currently taking."

Which actions is not specified.

Russian source Rybar confirms that the AFU has presence inside Plekhovo, and was seen in the vicinity of Borki and Spal'noe just east of it. The latter could mean AFU is scaling up activity from the border area south of it as well. Ukrainian DRG groups were noted near Belaya Sloboda further east.

Claimed as a Russian 2S43 "Malva 152 mm self-propelled gun destroyed near Kalinina, Kursk region.

New captured Russian servicemen loaded into a van in the Kursk region.

The head of the Bundestag's defense committee stated that Ukraine's offensive in the Kursk region is progressing better than expected and could lay the groundwork for negotiations with Putin's successor. He noted that Putin no longer has control over the situation.

https://twitter.com/marcusfaber/status/1822569764776018145

“We continue the operation!” Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi noted.

"ATESH" partisan group is monitoring the transfer of Russian military personnel from the 810th Marine Brigade to the Kursk region. An agent observed the movement of 10 KAMAZ trucks with soldiers in the Donetsk region, which were later identified as heading to defend Kursk. Russia is reallocating forces from strategically important areas to cover gaps in its defense. The 810th Brigade was recently moved from the Kherson direction to reinforce the Pokrovsk area.

The Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" drone is destroying Russian fortifications in the Kursk region. Russian media is reportedly in a panic, claiming that Ukrainian forces are trying to encircle Kursk, though this is just another instance of Russian hysteria.

Reports are coming in that the Russian 272nd Motorized Rifle Regiment, relocated from the Kharkiv area to near Kursk, was reportedly heavily attacked by Ukrainian UAVs during its transfer. The attack would have resulted in several dozen fatalities, around 100 wounded and the destruction of several T-80 tanks. The regiment was moving in a column when it was hit.

In the early days of the operation in the Kursk region, a video was released showing Ukrainian soldiers capturing 29 Russian troops, according to DeepState.

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More captured Russian servicemen in the Kursk region.

Multiple reports now coming in that a big attack on Korenevo is happening, involving armored units and lots of FPV strikes. From initial reports we read that Ukraine is trying to bypass Korenevo from the east, and is already succeeding in some areas.

Ukrainian 2S7 Pion self propelled heavy gun

Despite sending reinforcements, Russian forces are still unable to push back the Ukrainian military in the Kursk region, according to FT. A Ukrainian soldier stated, "We are going deeper."

ft.com/content/7dcb30…

Area of fighting near Korenevo.

According to Russian sources, the settlement of Slobodka-Ivanovka in the west of the Kursk region came under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ukrainian MARDER 1A3 in the Kursk region.

Russia report on the Kursk region:

> Russian forces have reportedly pushed out Ukrainian troops out of Snagost’.
> Ukraine has re-entered Martynovka
> fighting east of Sudzha continues.

On August 10, Ukrainian military intelligence officers from the SBU, with call signs Mechan and Fox, along with scouts from the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade, with call signs Jew, Coach, and Zhora, captured a Russian T-80BVM tank of 2023 model near the city of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast. The tank, which was in perfect condition with a full tank of fuel and complete ammunition, was part of the Russian Airborne Forces.

More Russian prisoners were taken, among them Akhmat forces.

Various numbers are circulating, but somewhere between 500-1000 Russian servicemen were taken captive already in the Kursk region in just 6 days.

Polish supplied PT-91 Twardy tank from the 22nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during operations in the Kursk region.

A big group of Russian servicemen, captured. The amounts are really big.

A Ukrainian tractor is speeding at 70 km/h towards the Kursk region to evacuate captured Russian armored vehicles, according to the 225th Separate Assault Battalion

Russia is likely preparing a large-scale strike on decision-making centers in Kyiv in response to events in the Kursk region, according to The Times. Russian forces feel the need to respond forcefully to demonstrate their power, possibly using hundreds of cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and drones. However, Mykola Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, reassures that this is just a sensational claim by the publication.

thetimes.com/world/russia-u…

AFU unit Dragons Group, presumably SSO, operating near Tolstyi Lug in the first days of the Kursk operation. The town is now under AFU control.

Sudzha, more from the same location on the western outskirts. Earlier another AFU soldier was seen here.

Did they capture all servicemen in the whole Kursk region? One after another video of fairly large russian groups taken captive are coming in.

Explosions were heard in the sky over Kursk, Russia. The Russian authorities reported that the air defense system was active. A missile threat has been declared in the city.