““The goal of the Russians is to knock out the Ukrainian defenders, so the fighting is extremely intense even in spite of the heavy losses of the enemy””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
He noted that “45,000-50,000 Russian occupiers are now concentrated in the Kursk region. Among them are marine infantry brigades, including 155 of the Pacific Fleet and 810 of the Black Sea Fleet, an amphibious division, units of a special forces battalion, and assault battalions.”
According to Mysnyk, “the goal of the Russians is to knock out the Ukrainian defenders, so the fighting is extremely intense even despite the heavy losses of the enemy.”
The spokesman of the OTU specified that “the Russians try to attack the Ukrainian defenders with the help of equipment, and then, when such equipment is destroyed by the Armed Forces, they use small infantry groups.”
“We note that there is an interval of 10-15 minutes between the time when the assault groups advance,” he noted.
At the beginning of October, Oleksandr Syrsky announced that Russia had transferred about 50,000 troops from other directions to the Kursk region.
According to the Russian side, the Ukrainian army entered the territory of the Kursk region of Russia on August 6. Fighting has continued in the region since that day. The Armed Forces claim control over dozens of settlements, including the district center of Suja. The Russian authorities either deny such information or do not comment.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Ukraine is not interested in taking territory in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, but wants to protect the lives of Ukrainians and protect itself from Russian attacks. According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, Russia planned a new attack on Ukraine from the Kursk region before the start of the Defense Forces operation in this Russian region, and Ukrainian forces prevented it.