The Russian Federation has crossed the military from the front in Ukraine to the Kursk region: what is known about their number

US officials are now working to accurately determine the number of troops that the Russians are being thrown away. According to sources, it is about numerous units, the size of the brigade, each of which consists of at least a thousand servicemen. "It is obvious to us that Mr Putin and the Russian military are redirecting some resources, some units to the Kursk region to allegedly counteract the actions of Ukrainians," said US national security spokesman John Kirby.

According to him, this does not mean that Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused military operations in the northeastern part of Ukraine or in the south. There are still active fights there. The media noted that surgery in the Kursk region can have a significant strategic impact on the battlefield, depending on how long Ukrainian fighters will be able to keep the Russian territory.

According to a high -ranking US official and a high -ranking European intelligence official, the main purpose of the operation may be to create a "strategic dilem" for Putin, especially where to place personnel. Hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers can be concentrated on the front in Ukraine, so the overturning of several thousand may not have a lot of influence in the short term, officials said.

Two other sources, familiar with Western intelligence, said that the Russian Federation is probably not moving its best units from the east to the Kursk region. At the same time, the enemy strengthens the defense of the region with unobtrusive conscripts. "We have not yet seen significant movement (Russian troops - ed. ) And we cannot say if it was just because they just started moving forces, or they simply have no strength to move," - said a source familiar with intelligence USA.

The personnel from the Leningrad Military District and Kaliningrad were also transferred to Kurshchyna. We will remind, on August 16 the fighters of DShV showed the first hours of operation in Kursk region (RF). According to them, at the initial stage, careful preparation, planning, suddenness, morale and information silence were decisive. On August 15, the media said that the Russian Federation throws offs to strengthen the Kursk direction. Their relatives are dissatisfied and trying to protest.