The secret was well guarded and the surprise was total. After months of retreating in the face of Russian military offensives to capture territories in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv’s armed forces have opened a new front on the territory of the Russian Federation in what appears to be an attempt to disrupt the trend. of war. In just a few days, the Ukrainians captured territory comparable to what Russia has captured in Ukraine since early 2023. A major setback for the Kremlin, clearly taken by surprise. Five days after this daring incursion, in the early hours of Saturday, August 10, fighting in the Russian region of Kursk intensified.
The situation on the site is surrounded by many gray areas. Military experts reported rapid advances by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which managed to capture many areas. Russian military bloggers’ Telegram channels report that they have penetrated about fifteen kilometers into Russian territory. The objectives of this attack, given the situation on the other front lines that are ravaging Ukraine, are extremely dangerous for Kyiv, and are unclear. Since it broke out, the country’s authorities have refused to comment precisely on the operation, which is taking place about 500 kilometers from Moscow.
On Friday, after repeatedly promising in recent hours that it had succeeded in halting the Ukrainian army’s advance, the Russian Defense Ministry finally announced it was sending military reinforcements to the region where a state of emergency had been established. “Columns moving towards areas of operation are equipped with BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers, towed artillery pieces, tanks. (…), Heavy surveillance equipment, Ural and Kamas vehicles »The Ministry was listed as quoted by press agencies. The latter confirmed in a statement that fighting was taking place in the western suburbs of the small town of Soudja, about 10 kilometers from the border, known as an important transit hub for Russian natural gas.
Meanwhile, the emergency evacuation of thousands of Russians fleeing the fighting and advances by Ukrainian armed forces continued Friday afternoon. Ukrainian police, for their part, announced plans to evacuate some 20,000 people from areas close to the neighboring region, anticipating an intensification of Russian strikes in the region bordering Sumy, where Kiev militias have retreated. In the Donetsk region, fourteen people were killed and dozens injured after a bomb exploded at a supermarket in the town of Kostiantynivka at midnight on Friday.
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