The Armed Forces come at 11 points near Kursk, entered Berdin: why are worried in the Russian Federation - isw (map)
The fact that the Russians are particularly concerned about the activation of Ukrainians, the analysts of the Institute for War Study (ISW) were written in a report published on January 5. The analysts of the institute have studied a series of reports of Russian troops about the offensive of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region. On the basis of posts and videos from the scene, three main directions of new attacks of Ukrainians were identified.
The first direction is to the northwest of Sudzhi near the village of Leonidove. The second is northeast of Sudzhi near the village of Berdin. The third is to the east of Sudzhi near the village of Pushkarne. In the direction of Berdin of the Armed Forces, they probably used a battalion of armored vehicles and seemed to take place three waves of attack, according to the ISW article. Russian military bloggers assure that Ukrainians have entered the southern outskirts of the settlement.
In addition, under the pushkarno assault, they took place of one mechanized platoon, and under Leonidov in the area of the villages of Nikolskoye and Alexandria - by the forces of one company. To all, the Milblogers Telegram channel claim that the Armed Forces took control of four more points-Cherkasy Poryna, Martynivka, Mikhailivka, Novotesotnitsky. After listing the successes of Ukrainians, the Russians "expressed concern", analysts said.
Among other things, there is fears that the current attacks of the Armed Forces are "distracting efforts. " The ISW portal summed up that to draw conclusions about Ukraine's defense forces. On the map, you can mark settlements in the Kursk region, near which attacks or which are controlled by the Armed Forces in accordance with the ISW analytics.
The report refers to 11 points - Berdyn, Novo hundred, Leonidove, Cherkasy Poryna, Martynivka, Mikhailivka, Nova SHOCHYA, Nikolskoe, Alexandria, Russian Konopelka, Pushkarne. The General Staff of the Armed Forces did not comment on the possible offensive of Ukraine in the Kursk region today. It should be noted that on January 5, Presidential Head Andriy Ermak wrote on Telegram about a new offensive of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region.
According to the official, from the front line in the Russian territory "good news" comes. Andriy Kovalenko, Head of the Center for Combating Misinformation, also wrote about changes in this direction. Kovalenko noted that the attack by the Ukrainians was caught by the Russians by surprise. Meanwhile, the forbes reported that it was probably in Kursk region to simultaneously intensified both the Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The article noted that the first began the Russians who tried to storm on the northeast flank from Sudzhi near Leonidovy. At the same time, the Ukrainian military also moved forward and probably could really move in the area of the village of Berdin. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation used 40 armored vehicles and did not have successes, and the Armed Forces used armored trucks, BMPs and exchangeers, told Forbes.