Mapped: Ukraine’s counterattack into the Russian Kursk region explained Ukraine’s attack into Kursk has left Vladimir Putin’s forces scrambling.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington-based think tank tracking the frontline between Russia and Ukraine, said there was geolocated footage showing Ukrainian forces had advanced towards the villages of Makhnovka and Cherkasskaya Konopelka, both of which are southeast of Sudzha, the main city controlled by Kyiv’s troops.
Russian military bloggers, who speak more openly about the situation on the frontline but ultimately do so in an online space moderated by the Kremlin, expressed concern that Ukraine’s latest advance could compromise Russian positions south of Sudzha, in the town of Guyevo.
The Russian defence ministry said on Thursday that they had thwarted attempts by Ukraine to take Cherkasskaya Konopelka and Ulanok, which is four km beyond Cherkasskaya Konopelka.
The attack, which was claimed by the Russian defence ministry but has not been acknowledged by Ukraine, was reported exactly six months after Kyiv launched its initial cross-border assault into Kursk last August.
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