[Korrespondent] 19:16 Russian publics write about intense military actions near the villages of Kozyrevka and Samoryadovo in the Kursk region.
18:43 Der Tagesspiegel writes that Russia is transferring troops from the Zaporizhia direction to strengthen the defense of Kursk. According to the publication, Russia is trying not to weaken its key offensive in the Donetsk region in the Pokrovsk area and not to transfer forces from there to the Kursk region. The movement of equipment and forces to the Kursk region from Crimea was also observed.
12:57 In Malaya Loknya, Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are storming the building of a women's colony, which Russian troops have turned into their "fortress," Bild writes. The settlement is located 14 km from the border, it is almost completely surrounded by Ukrainian units, and the Russians are holding the colony.
According to the publication, several dozen Russian soldiers have dug in around it, erected barricades and are using the prison's watchtowers as firing positions, and the massive buildings as protection from Ukrainian attacks. Presumably, the prison guards are also participating in the defense. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are firing at them from German Marder small arms and attacking the guard tower at the entrance with drones. The prison held about 200 female convicts, and it is unknown whether they remain inside.
08:51 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation footage, that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced to the eastern part of Komarovka in the Kursk region (south of Korenevo and east of Sudzha). At the same time, Russian sources claim that Russian troops allegedly repelled Ukrainian attacks in this area. At the same time, Russian war correspondents report that Ukrainian forces operating northeast of Korenevo captured Semenovka and advanced to the southern part of Levshinka. In addition, according to their data, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have made minor advances in the northern part of Martynovka (northeast of Sudzha).
08:45 Since the start of the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region, Russians' attitudes toward Putin have worsened, according to an analysis of social networks and online posts. The New York Times writes, citing an analysis by FilterLabs AI, that many publications call the Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the Kursk region a failure of the Russian government, including Putin personally.