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2024-08-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian perspective: Operation in Kursk region
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 21:33 American political consultant and journalist Jason Jay Smart visited Kursk Oblast and told Voice of America about his impressions. The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the US Chargé d'Affaires and lodged a protest with her "in connection with the actions of American journalists who illegally entered Kursk Oblast."
21:25 The Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not lead to changes in military cooperation between Ukraine and the United States, said Deputy Pentagon Spokesperson Sabrina Singh.
21:16 Syrsky showed a map of the operation in the Kursk region. According to the map, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are 12 km from the village of Glushkovo. They also control Martynovka, located on the road from Sudzha to Kursk.
Syrsky showed a map of the operation in the Kursk region
19:00 Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova reported that Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets visited Russian prisoners from Kursk Oblast and sent her a video. "We agreed that we would visit simultaneously: I would visit Ukrainian prisoners, and he would visit our prisoners of war," she added.
18:52 The Ukrainian Armed Forces already control 93 settlements in the Kursk region, have advanced into the enemy’s defense depth from 28 to 35 km, and have established control over 1,263 sq. km of territory, Syrsky reported.
17:21 Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov held a meeting of the Coordination Council on military security of border territories, where areas of responsibility were defined. Thus, a representative of the General Staff and the commanders of the Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk groups are now responsible for protecting citizens and territories "from drone attacks and other means of attack."
17:13 Zelensky called the priority of the operation in the Kursk region "replenishment of the exchange fund for Ukraine." According to him, "we are achieving the set goals" in the Kursk direction.
17:00 The operation in Kursk Oblast is one of the most complex military operations that has already gone down in history, said Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. "The guys should feel our support every day in everything, including material support. Now they will receive the same payments and benefits as the soldiers on the front lines. This also applies to their families," the minister noted, commenting on the adoption of the new bill.
14:44 The Rada adopted a bill guaranteeing Ukrainian military personnel fighting on Russian territory, particularly in the Kursk region, the same payments and preferences as those on the front lines.
14:39 Putin ordered his military to push Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk region by October 1, but not to withdraw forces from key areas in the Donetsk region - from the Pokrovsky and Toretsky directions, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing a source in the military-political leadership.
11:12 Ukrainian troops are close to encircling Russian units on the Seim River in the Kursk region. Up to 3,000 Russians may be taken prisoner, writes Bild. The publication recalls that since August 16, Ukrainian troops have begun blowing up bridges across the Seim in the north of the Glushkovsky district. This could cut off the Russian Armed Forces group, since the area is surrounded by Ukrainian territory from the west and south. "In response, Russia is organizing pontoon crossings and an air bridge, and is also defending the remaining passage in the east. The day before, the Ukrainian Armed Forces captured the villages of Snagost and Apanasovka there. They are 5 km away from the Seim River and the closure of the cauldron," the newspaper writes.
Bild open data analysis expert Julian Repke notes that the state border between Russia and Ukraine in the south and west of the cauldron is prepared for defense. But it will be difficult for the Russians to defend themselves if the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack from the east. In addition, in the west, the Ukrainians have already crossed the border and taken control of a small section of Russian territory of 15 square kilometers up to the Seim River. The Otruba farm is located there. "The Russians now have a simple choice: fight and defend this territory or retreat. Obviously, both options are fatal for them. But it must be said frankly that this battle is not decisive. Because we do not know how much strength Ukraine has left," Repke added.
10:57 A Ukrainian fighter jet hit a Russian underground command post in the Kursk direction with an AASM Hammer guided bomb, Air Force Commander Nikolai Oleshchuk reported and showed a video:
08:45 The Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region are trying to isolate more than 480 square kilometers between the Ukrainian border and the Seim River, Forbes writes. The publication notes that, according to satellite images, "the three permanent bridges that the Ukrainians attacked between Friday and Monday were the only major permanent bridges in the area," so now the Russians are relying entirely on pontoon bridges, which are much easier to destroy.
"If the Ukrainians have concentrated enough reconnaissance and strike assets to destroy three permanent bridges in four days, there is probably no reason why they cannot also destroy any temporary bridges that appear in the same area," the journalists state.
00:30 A fire broke out on one of the Russian pontoon crossings in the Kursk region, OSINT investigator Oliver Alexander reported, citing satellite images. In particular, the fire broke out on the Russian troops’ crossing over the Seim River to the east of the village of Zvannoye. It was probably caused by strikes by Ukrainian forces. Later, information emerged that one of the pontoon crossings that the Russians built on the Seim River had disappeared.
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