The governor of Russia’s Kursk region said that Ukraine controls 28 towns and villages there.
KYIV - Last week, Ukraine launched an audacious military offensive, planned and executed in secrecy, with the aim of upending the dynamics of a war it has appeared to be losing, town by town, as Russian troops have ground forward in the east. The operation surprised even Ukraine’s closest allies, including the United States, and has pushed the limits of how Western military equipment would be permitted to be used inside Russian territory.
“This is a good example of how a modern successful operation requires extreme operational security measures and deception,” said Mr Pasi Paroinen, an analyst from the Black Bird Group, a Finland-based organisation that analyses battlefield footage.Maps of the battlefield compiled by independent analysts show that soldiers from brigades long fighting in the east had moved discreetly into Ukraine’s Sumy region, just across the border from Kursk.
The Ukrainians hid in plain sight. Officers were told to avoid wearing military uniforms when entering towns and cities so they didn’t draw attention, said one officer, who identified himself by his call sign, “Tykhyi”, in keeping with military protocol. The Ukrainian military hadn’t tried a serious push into Russia since the beginning of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Commandos had made quick forays across the border, one in May 2023 and another this March. They were claimed by two shadowy paramilitary groups with ties to Ukraine.
Hundreds more Ukrainian forces surged forward, breaching border checkpoints and pushing through two lines of defence. With fewer mines and fewer anti-military obstacles, Ukrainian mechanised brigades moved quickly.
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