The Russian Federation removed from the Eastern Front part of the forces to protect Kursk region: what is Putin threatened

The forces could be transferred to the Russian General Staff under Kursk, and how it will affect the theater of war in Ukraine in the publication of Defense One. The authors of the material suggest the Lieutenant General of the US Army, retired by Mark Gertling, who noted that the Ukrainian troops, who entered the Russian territory, struck four Russian airfields and captured hundreds of Russian soldiers. "A good surgery," he summed up.

George Barros from the Institute of War Study said that the movement of Russian troops from Ukraine were small and insignificant, but such redeployeds still matter. He also noted that Putin instructed the FSB to coordinate the actions of the units, and this is unlikely to be effective. Barros stressed that the offensive of the Armed Forces has found vulnerable places in Russian defense and now forces Putin to review his plans for Ukraine.

In his opinion, several divisions will be needed to effectively protect the border of Russia, "and possibly a couple of armies. " This, in turn, will greatly increase the requirements that the Russians will support and delay this war, especially in the long run. The founder of Silverado Policy Accelerator Dmitry Alperovich believes that the offensive has achieved tactical success, but the price may be too high.

At the same time, he expressed doubts about Ukraine's ability to keep the captured territory in Kursk and noted that it could give Putin a reason for new mobilization. According to the analyst, the Kremlin head diminishes the value of the Ukrainian offensive, exhibiting it as the actions of the "terrorists". "He did not declare martial law.