According to the British publication The Economist, Russia is transferring fewer military forces to the Kursk region than Ukraine would like. The transfer of Russian troops is reportedly taking place mainly from the Kharkiv region and much less from the Donbas.
“Their commanders are not idiots. They are transferring forces, but not as quickly as we would like. They know that we cannot expand logistics by 80 or 100 km,” said a source in the General Staff.
The offensive itself, according to the publication, was planned for a long time, but some aspects of it indicate a certain haste in the preparation. All three interviewed soldiers who took part in the operation learned about it the day before the assault. They were removed from other directions in the East and were not even given a rest.
During the offensive, there were frequent cases of friendly fire. The fighters marched 10 km a day, replacing the forward units every night in hastily dug positions ahead of them. On the third day, they were hit by KABs, 12 people from the company died on the spot, many were wounded.
A source in the Ukrainian security forces says that by Saturday, some units had advanced 40 km deep into the Russian Federation in the direction of Kursk.
“We sent our most combat-ready units to the weakest point on their border. The conscript soldiers clashed with the paratroopers and simply surrendered,” says a source in the General Staff.
The main achievement of this offensive, according to the publication, is the increase in the morale of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“For the first time in a long time, we have movement. I felt like a tiger,” the fighter tells the publication.
