“Due to the Kursk operation, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine began in August, Russia refused to attack Zaporozhye. They were forced to transfer one of their most combat-ready units from Zaporozhye to the Russian Federation.”, — write: www.ukrinform.ua
According to his information, some units of the Russians were also withdrawn from the Donetsk region, in particular, from the Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions.
According to the source, at the beginning of the Kursk operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine faced 40 thousand Russian troops. Now the Russian group has grown to 59,000, and the command of the Russian Federation plans to increase it to 60,000. Among them is the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation, which is known for atrocities against Ukrainian prisoners of war.
As reported, the operation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation began on August 6. On August 15, it was announced the creation of a military commandant’s office in the controlled territories of the Kursk region.