The Armed Forces in the Kursk region advanced 40 km: do not develop a counter -offensive

Russian troops continued to counter all over the Ukrainian speech in the Kursk region on September 12, but due to the appropriate offensive and defensive actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation advanced slightly. About it writes "Institute of War Study" in the summary of September 12.

Geolovanized footage for September 12 showed that Russian troops made minor successes west of Vyshnivka and in the northern part of Chervonooktabrsky in the Korrenovsky district. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that Russian troops repelled 10 settlements to the south and southwest of the root from the beginning of the counterattack from 10 to 11 September.

It was mentioned about Apanasivka, Bayakhovo, Vyshnivka, Victor, Raptovo, Gordiyivka, Krasnooktyabrsk, Obukhivka, Snazag and settlement. October 10. At the same time, ISW did not find a visual confirmation that the Russian troops occupied any of the mentioned villages. Exception: sleep and red -eyed (partially).

Russian guidance bloggers claim the continuation of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces southeast of the Korenev and northeast of the sleeping, in ISW, again, did not find visual evidence of this. The Ukrainian forces continued to counter in areas where Russian troops also use contradies, and additional attacks were carried out outside the control of the Armed Forces. There were successes in Glushkiv district.

Geolocation for September 12 show that the Ukrainian infantry passed across the border to the southwestern part of Totkino (which is 40 km southwest of the Ukrainians controlled by Ukrainians in Kursk region). The additional geolocation, which appeared on September 12, shows that Ukrainian armored vehicles and infantry bypass the anti -tank barriers of "Dragon Teeth" on the border to the southwest of the new path. And without resistance.

According to Russian sources, the Armed Forces continue the offensive in the area of ​​the new path, bear, sleeping, Olgivka and Fanasiyivka. The Russian forces have yet advanced only in the areas of Kursk region, which have not controlled the Ukrainian forces or did not try to control. The Russian forces are likely to expect more difficulties in counterattacks further in the areas of speeches, which Ukrainian forces really control. (ISW uses the doctrinal definition of "control".

The tactical task of a mission is, which requires the commander to preserve physical impact on a particular area, so as not to allow the enemy to use it or create conditions for successful operations of friendly forces). From the beginning of the counterattack from the night of September 10 to September 11, Russian troops advanced about 58 square meters. km in areas where the Armed Forces were present - declared presence or confirmed by visual evidence.

According to analysts from Washington, Russian counterattacks in areas where the Armed Forces are prepared and consolidated positions are likely to be much less successful than the counterattacks that the Russian forces began on September 10-11. We will remind that the former speaker of the General Staff Vladislav Seleznev and expert Alexei Hetman noted that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation focused on three directions on the front.