Kyiv gambles scarce resources on audacious offensive that could leave eastern flank vulnerable
Footage from a purported Russian drone attack on a Ukrainian armoured vehicle outside the border town of Sudzha had lost control of about 430 square kilometres of territory in the Kursk region as of Thursday afternoon, independent Russian media outletThe area includes several towns and villages, and if confirmed would mark Ukraine’s largest-scale cross-border assault of the war, with more than 1,000 men and armoured vehicles involved in the operation that was launched on Tuesday.
NEW: Ukrainian forces have made confirmed advances up to 10 kilometers into Russia's Kursk Oblast amid continued mechanized offensive operations on Russian territory on August 7.“Will the events in this or that Russian border region have a psychological impact on society? They will, without a doubt,” he said on Ukrainian television.
An aerial view shows what is said to be a Russian strike on Ukrainian ammunition concealed in the Kursk region of Russia, released on Thursday “It would be very desirable that the forthcoming audit of the combat management system should not be limited only to dismissals, but should include an in-depth analysis of why this happens again and again,” posted the Rybar Telegram channel, which has more than 1.2 million followers.Russian military sources questioned how Ukrainian forces were able to rapidly penetrate border fortifications and advance deep into Russian territory, pointing to intelligence failures and lack of preparations.
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