Peter Suciu
Ukraine’s Invasion of Kursk: What It Means for Russia’s Military Future
On Tuesday, Kyiv claimed that in the ongoing operation in the Kursk Oblast in Russia, it had captured nearly 600 Russian soldiers, while Ukrainian forces now control more than 100 settlements. Launched on August 6, it was the first invasion into Russian territory since the Second World War – and while on a much smaller scale, comes 81 years after the infamous Battle of Kursk, one of the largest battles in military history.
"As of today, we have taken control of 1,294 square kilometres of territory, which is 100 settlements... We have also significantly replenished the exchange pool: 594 servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces have been captured on this front," Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told reporters during the Forum of Heads of State Institutions.
According to Syrskyi one of the key objectives of the incursion into Kursk was to force the Kremlin to divert forces from other fronts.
"At the moment, we can state that about 30,000 Russian servicemen have been redeployed to the Kursk front, and this figure is growing," the military chief continued.Follow PeterSuciu on Twitter
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