Russia reinforces Kursk region, pulls in equipment - Reuters

Russia reinforces Kursk region, pulls in equipment - Reuters

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 11 2024, 12:12 PM  •  42973 views

Russia deploys additional troops and equipment to the Kursk region in response to the unexpected invasion of Ukrainian forces. Anti-terrorist measures are introduced in the border regions, including possible relocation of residents.

Russia has deployed additional tanks, artillery and missile systems to the southern part of the Kursk region and introduced anti-terrorist measures in the border areas in response to the surprise invasion of the Ukrainian military.

Written by UNN with reference to Reuters.

Russia has deployed additional tanks, artillery and missile systems to the southern part of the Kursk region and introduced anti-terrorist measures in the border regions in response to the surprise invasion of the Ukrainian military.

New evidence of the destruction caused by the Ukrainian counteroffensive came in the form of a video posted on social media and verified by Reuters, which showed a convoy of about 15 burnt-out Russian military trucks lined up along a road in the Kursk region, some of which contained the bodies of the dead.

On Saturday morning, Russian news agencies reported that the National Anti-Terrorist Committee had introduced anti-terrorist measures in Kursk, Bryansk, and Belgorod regions.

This decision, made by FSB head Alexander Bortnikov, was a response to "Ukraine's unprecedented attempt to destabilize the situation in these regions.

According to Rosmos, the measures include possible relocation of residents, restrictions on transportation, increased security at sensitive sites, and wiretapping.

Two days after Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported to Putin that the offensive had been halted, the Russian Defense Ministry said that its forces "continue to repel the attempts of the Ukrainian armed forces to invade.

According to the Interfax news agency, Russia is sending reinforcement convoys with Grad multiple rocket launchers, artillery and tanks.

Ben Barry, a land warfare analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said that while Ukraine's strategic goals are not yet fully understood, it has succeeded in exposing Russia's weaknesses and changing the conventional wisdom that held that neither side could advance without significant losses.

They have reached a certain degree of surprise, which indicates Russia's insufficient ability to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

- he said in a telephone interview.

Recall

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have allegedly entered another village in the Kursk region and in front of the Judgment. The video was posted on his Telegram channel by journalist Andriy Tsaplienko.