NEW: Ukrainian forces appear to be advancing further within Kursk Oblast despite recent milblogger claims that Russian forces were stabilizing the frontline in Kursk Oblast.
Kursk Tactical Update 🧵(1/12)
Kursk Tactical Update 🧵(1/12)
2/ Russian milbloggers claimed on Aug. 11 that Ukrainian offensive activity decreased in Kursk Oblast, however, a prominent milblogger refuted these claims on Aug. 12 & noted that Russian forces are far from stabilizing the situation, in part due to poor command and control (C2).
3/ Ukrainian forces reportedly launched new incursions into western Kursk Oblast near Slobodka-Ivanovka (NW of Sumy City & 2 km from the border), Tetkino (south of Slobodka-Ivanovka), Gordeevka, Uspenka, & Viktorovka (all north of Sumy City along the border & south of Korenevo).
4/ Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces seized Slobodka-Ivanovka, Uspenivka, and Viktorovka.
5/ Russian milbloggers claimed that fighting continued near Snagost (south of Korenevo) and Kremyanoye (east of Snagost) and that Ukrainian forces are attacking north and south of Korenevo in an attempt to bypass the settlement.
6/ Geolocated footage indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced within Kremyanoye and east of Zhuravli (northeast of Korenevo), and a Kremlin-affiliated milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces advanced north of Zhuravli towards Obshchy Kolodez (northeast of Korenevo).
7/ Additional geolocated footage indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced in a forest area north and east of Semenovka during a likely battalion-sized mechanized assault in the direction of Kauchuk, although the exact contours of Ukraine's advance are unclear.
8/ Geolocated footage published on August 12 indicates that Ukrainian forces were recently operating in Sudzha and northern Zaoleshenka (west of Sudzha), and Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces have seized Sudzha and Spalnoye (southeast of Sudzha).
9/ Additional geolocated footage published on August 12 shows Ukrainian vehicles operating in northern Giri (SE of Sudzha) and Russian forces ambushing Ukrainian forces in central Giri, indicating that Ukrainian forces at least temporarily advanced into the settlement, although it is unclear if Ukrainian forces maintain positions in the area.
10/ The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian attack near Borki (southeast of Sudzha), suggesting that Ukrainian forces likely advanced into Giri from the west.
11/ Geolocated footage published on August 12 indicates that Ukrainian forces were recently operating in Darino (northwest of Sudzha and three kilometers from the international border).
12/ Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces also conducted cross-border incursions with armored vehicle support from Sumy Oblast northwest of Grayvoron, Belgorod Oblast near Kolotilovka and Prelesye and south of Grayvoron near Bezymeno. isw.pub/UkrWar081224
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