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Kursk and border operations - Day #64 - Ukraine restarted offensive operations in Kursk region.

After a while, Ukraine is taking back momentum in Kursk and has reportedly started offensive operations according to Russian sources. The AFU moves towards Bolshoye Soldatskoye.

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More visual confirmation of what is reported as Ukrainian forces attacking in the Kursk region. This axis of attack is towards Pushkarnoe, an area where Russians recently pushed back Ukraine a bit.

According to Russian sources, Ukrainian units have taken control over the village of Berdyn, Kursk region. Although this is also disputed by some other channels.

Head of the Ukrainian Presidential office Andriy Yermak also adds to the ongoing actions:

"Kursk, good news, Russia is getting what it deserves," he writes.

Several Russian sources also claim there is an ongoing offensive coming from Leonidove in the Kursk region.

More visual confirmation of what is reported as Ukrainian armored columns breaking through Russian positions in the Kursk region. There are no clear reports about success yet, as Russians are denying it en mass.

Russian aviation is very actively engaged in trying to repel Ukrainian attacks in the Kursk region at the moment.

More footage from Ukrainian columns trying to advance into Russian positions in the Kursk region. Russian channels report of heavy fighting in/near Berdin.

Ukrainian volunteer and activist Serhii Sternenko reports that at the same time, Russians are attacking towards the state border of Ukraine in the Sumy region.

"While there is no significant advancement yet, there’s a trend toward increased efforts."

Ukrainian forces have launched an offensive in the Kursk region, says Russian milblogger Voenkor Kotenok.

"The enemy is advancing near Sudzha toward Berdino, Bolshoye Soldatskoye, and Pushkarnoye, but is sustaining losses. The situation remains tense, with no clear indication of the main attack direction yet."

Air defense is also reportedly very active in the Kursk region. Here are traces of Russian air defense chasing a Ukrainian air target.

Russian channels about the situation near Berdin.

"In the direction of Bol'shoe Soldatskoe, Ukrainians landed 70 people to the forest. The guys are working, many should not run ahead of the locomotive, there is a lot of disinformation. The situation is difficult."

This is sounding familiar. A Russian channel about the current actions in the Kursk region:

There is no need to panic and sow discouragement in the Kursk region. These are military actions, here it happens that somewhere we are advancing, somewhere we are retreating in order to win a big battle."

Russian channels show Ukrainian columns on the move in the Kursk region.

According to Russian sources, Ukrainian units are also attacking towards Tetkino, Kursk region. This village sits right on the border with Ukraine, surrounded by the Seym river. In the initial stage of the Kursk operation, Ukraine tried to encircle it by blowing up bridges, but failed.

"The Ukrainian Armed Forces are also attacking in the Tetkino area, where the enemy is trying to squeeze our garrison from two sides. There is a high probability (if they bring additional forces into the battle here) that we will soon lose Tetkino."

Up until now -although there is still fog of war- Russians have confirmed Ukrainian units landed in the forest area's south of Berdin. Situation might looks something like this. Whether Berdin is captured by Ukrainian forces is still unclear.

"To counter advancing Russian forces in the Kursk direction, Ukrainian troops launched a counterattack at around 9:00 AM Moscow time," according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russian channel DONTSTOPWAR that speaks disparagingly about other channels when it comes to telling the truth:

"Now you can say 'they didn't come in then, but they came in now' or 'you said they took it, but they just came in'. They didn't come in to Sudzha for a whole week either..."

Vladimir Novikov, a pro-Russian militia leader and commander of the TROY detachment reports on the situation in Kursk.

"According to the information received, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' offensive in the Kursk region has some tactical successes, due to the "strike first" effect. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have finally entered the Berdin farmstead. Fighting is fierce. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are also trying to encircle the village of Tetkino in another direction. The farmstead and the village, and they have not yet been taken."

More Ukrainian columns in the Kursk region on the move. Russian forces are actively complaining about the extensive use of electronic warfare on Ukraine's side, making their UAV's useless. They call for the supply of optic fiber drones.

An example of Ukraine's strong use of electronic warfare in the Kursk region attacks right now.

"Very serious work of the enemy's electronic warfare systems installed on the vehicles going into the breakthrough. In such situations, the work of FPV drones on fiber optics will be more important than ever," Russians add.

A Russian soldier, awaiting what is coming in the Kursk region. "The enemy went on a breakthrough. We will wait, endure, wait, endure and destroy."

According to Russian aviation affiliated channel Fighterbomber, Ukraine's use of electronic warfare in the Kursk region is so strong, that UAVs are made completely useless (except fiber optic ones). And because of that, they have to resort to an oldschool way of reconaissance: binoculars. He also added that the use of glide bombs is difficult and inpractical in the Kursk region.

Russian channels confirm Ukrainian presence in both Berdin and adjacent Novosotnitskii, Kursk region.

"Work to destroy the enemy is underway," they add.

He is back again. Commander of the Chechen Akhmat battalion, general-major Apti Alaudinov on the Kursk region:

"The enemy tried to break through, failed, a significant amount of enemy equipment was destroyed. Ours are fighting heroically."

As of now, 42 combat clashes have occurred in Kursk, with 12 still ongoing, The Ukrainian General Staff reports.

Evacuation of an M1A1 Abrams from the 47th Mechanized Brigade, Kursk direction.

KHORNE GROUP shares footage of Ukrainian units inside a village in the Kursk region.

"They ask for a comment about Kursk. We're working, we're advancing," they add.

Ukrainian military source Osman, Platoon commander of the 24th "Aidar" batallion:

"The enemy launched a mechanized assault in the Kursk region in panic after losing positions to our advance. Their equipment was redirected to the flanks but destroyed near our border."

🇷🇺 Rybar: Ukraine’s attack near Bolshoye Soldatskoye in Kursk may be a diversion. The main strike could target another area.

"Evidence? Troops and equipment, including EW systems, have been moving through Kharkiv’s ring road—likely toward Sumy—where Ukraine has built up forces for weeks. The real battle might still be ahead."

Russian drones attacking a Ukrainian column advancing towards Russian positions. At first, a mine clearing vehicle leading the column, is targetted. After that, the column following the mine clearing vehicle can also be seen. The leading tank is struck. Damage is unclear as the aftermath isn't shown.

Powerful explosion in Kursk.

🇷🇺 A RIA Novosti correspondent live-streamed Russian special forces—"Akhmat," the 2nd Special Forces Brigade, and Rosgvardia's "Talib" group—responding to today’s Ukrainian attack in the Kursk region.

Ukrainian forces -during this attack- entered Berdin in the Kursk region.

A destroyed Russian BMD-4M with a grill, reportedly near Malaya Loknya, Kursk region.

Russian milblogger Romanov persists in his previous claims.

"What happened today is not the main blow. I repeat, the main one will be at the junction of Belgorod and Kursk regions. there is still time to prepare."

Satellite imagery from today shows numerous new shell craters in fields south of Berdin, mainly along the road Ukrainian forces used to attack. Ukraine managed to land troops in the village.

End of thread. Tomorrow a new one.