[Korrespondent] 13:47 Zelensky reported that he heard Syrsky's report, in particular regarding the operation in the Kursk region: "As of this morning, there is a replenishment of the exchange fund for our state. General Syrsky also reported on the strengthening of the positions of our forces in the Kursk region and the expansion of the stabilized territory."
11:51 The Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region has disrupted secret talks with Russia on a partial ceasefire, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the newspaper's sources, Kiev and Moscow were supposed to send delegations to Doha (Qatar) this month to negotiate a historic agreement that would stop attacks on energy and energy infrastructure on both sides. But the meeting did not take place due to Ukraine's unexpected invasion of the Kursk region. Russia did not cancel the talks immediately, but said it "needed time."
11:33 The Wall Street Journal writes that the United States does not share intelligence with Ukraine about targets in Russia, so as not to be considered a party facilitating the Ukrainian offensive. But the Ukrainian Armed Forces used American equipment during the Kursk operation. In particular, according to the publication, Ukrainian units entered Russia in American Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles. Due to the mined ground and drones in the south and east of Ukraine, Western equipment is limited in its use, but in the Kursk region, Ukrainian troops advanced practically without resistance.
The WSJ also writes that in order to avoid weakening the front line, Ukraine sent a significant number of troops from its reserve forces to Russia. Russia, in turn, withdrew several brigades from Ukraine, totaling up to 5,000 troops. However, as the newspaper notes, Russia may need more forces to stop the Ukrainian offensive.
08:50 The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation images, that Ukrainian troops have continued to advance in the Kursk region, including southeast of Sudzha. Russian military bloggers claim that Ukrainian forces have advanced east of Myrnoye and south of Spalnoye (both southeast of Sudzha). Also, according to an analysis of open data, Ukrainian troops have recently operated within the village of Borki. In addition, fighting is ongoing north of Sudzha near Russkoye Porechnoye, east of Sudzha near Agronom, and southeast of Sudzha along the Giri-Kamyshnoye-Krupets-Spalnoye line.