Analyst On Russian Counteroffensive In Kursk Region: Next 24 Hours Will Be Decisive
- 11.09.2024, 16:02
The Russians are acting from four directions at once.
In the second month of the Kursk operation, the occupiers launched actions similar to what can be called a counteroffensive.
Military and political observer Oleksandr Kovalenko wrote about this. He noted that by increasing the Kursk group to more than 35 thousand people, the Russian command decided that this number would be enough to displace the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Kursk region. The analyst noted that the occupiers' movement began in the area of the settlements of Apanasovka-Snagost, Zhuravli-Kalinov, Pogrebki and Borki. Thus, the occupiers are acting from four directions at once.
“Apanasovka-Snagost — to unblock the Glushkovsky district and regain control over the Korenevo-Troitskoye road. Zhuravli-Kalinov — to regain control over the logistics of Korenevo-Safonovka with further simplification of logistics along the northern front. Pogrebki — an exit to the Lgov-Sudzha road and Sudzha itself from the north. Borki — to close the southeastern sector of control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces along the Psel River,” Kovalenko explained the situation.
The expert specified that the counteroffensive involves units of the twice disposed 155th Separate Marine Brigade; the 56th PDP, which is currently in an extremely disadvantaged position; the 810th Separate Marine Brigade, which spent a year sharpening its teeth on flint in Krynki, then sent to the Pokrovsk direction, and then abandoned in the Kursk region; the 11th Airborne Assault Brigade; as well as other units.
In addition, the 22nd “BARS” detachment was additionally redeployed from the Pavlovka area in the Donetsk region.
As Kovalenko noted, the command of the occupiers also gave the go-ahead for the active use of the mechanized component and the actions of the occupiers are carried out with the support of equipment, but with limited use of artillery. In turn, due to the activation of their units, the occupiers have reduced the use of KAB.
In general, as Kovalenko noted, the Russians “have a quantitative superiority in the Kursk region, but this has always been the case, in turn, limited use of artillery and a reduction in KAB strikes. The next 24 hours will show what this counteroffensive may ultimately result in,” the analyst concluded.