Little reliable information about the surprise Ukrainian operation has emerged.
In this photo taken from video released by the Russia n Defense Ministry on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, a Russia n soldier fires from D-30 howitzer towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
The mall in Kostiantynivka, in the eastern Donetsk region, is located in the town's residential area. Thick black smoke rose above it after the strike. Social services and civic associations are providing assistance to people forced to flee their homes by the fighting, he said. The last Russian figure for evacuations in Kursk was 3,000.
The assault came as the Ukrainian army toils to hold at bay an intense Russian push at places on the front line in eastern Ukraine, especially in the Donetsk region. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made clear he wants to capture the parts of Donetsk that the Kremlin's forces don't already occupy.
The lack of a coherent Russian response to the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk and the reported rate of Ukrainian advance indicates that Ukrainian forces were able to achieve operational surprise," the Washington-based ISW said late Thursday. Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Lipetsk region, which is about 300 kilometers from the Ukraine border, during Thursday night, authorities said.
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