New Ukrainian attacks in Kursk: « A needle stick against Russia »
In early April, sources on both sides stated that Russia largely withdrawn the control Throughout the course region after the Ukrainian counter -offensive, which began in August last year. Kreml’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov then claimed at the end of last month that all Ukrainian soldiers were forced away from the country’s territory, which Ukrainian military denied.
Now comes information About Ukrainian forces making new attempts to advance in the Russian region. On the evening of May 4 and on the morning of May 5, Ukraine, with the help of mine cleaners, should have tried to create a corridor across the border and into the Russian region. It writes the Washington -based think tank Isw.
So far, the Ukrainian forces should not have made any major advances in the area. According to military bloggers, fighting must have been fought at the train station in the Russian border community Tetkino for the past 24 hours. Ukraine’s soldiers should then have retreated to the Sumy region in eastern Ukraine.
Johan Huovinenteacher at the Swedish Defense College, does not believe that Ukraine has particularly great ambitions with the Kursk attacks. The units used are small and the terrain is extremely sparsely populated. He believes that it is rather a symbolic act from Ukraine before the Russian solemnity of the end of the Second World War, which takes place on May 9.
– Ukraine wants to give a little smug in the beaker and remind the Kremlin that there are still fighting on Russian territory. It is more of a needle stick in the side of Russia, a small test balloon you send up, says Huovinen.
In the area there are no direct goals or strategic locations that Ukraine can take to win benefits on the battlefield.
– But it can clearly be used if it comes to any type of negotiation. A small tray to use if you should possibly correct boundaries or ceasefire lines, says Johan Huovinen.
According to ISW’s analysis Trying to the Ukrainian forces isolate Russia’s troops in Tetkino and in the other parts of the Glushkovsky district in southeastern Kursk. On Monday, Ukraine’s general staff stated that the country had attacked a Russian drone unit that is said to have been in a school near Tetkino. According to Ukraine, up to 20 Russian soldiers must have been killed in the attack.
According to ISW, Russian sources state that Ukraine’s forces also destroyed a bridge over the river Sejm between Tetkino and the village of Zvannoye, which is a bit north. Ukraine will also use drones to hit the Russian logistics in the area.
It is unclear how large the Ukrainian strength at the border is, but according to British The Telegraph At least 50 of the country’s soldiers must have entered Russian territory.
On the Ukrainian side The border states the country’s military on Tuesday that the forces have stopped the Russian advance at the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.
« We have succeeded in stabilizing the situation, » said Ukraine commander Oleksandr Syrskyj in a statement on telegram. He also notes that the situation in the area is difficult for the country’s soldiers.
Russia claims on Tuesday that the country’s troops have taken control of the Lysivka community, which is just about a mile south of Pokrovsk.
