Attack on the Kursk region: one of the strongest brigades of the Armed Forces joined the fighting - Forbes

Western journalists, thanks to the videos common online, found that 80 SDSBRs participated in the fighting in Russia. The T-64BV tanks, T-80BV, UR-77, IMR-2 engineering machine, as well as BTR-80 and American wheel armored personnel carriers of Stryker entered the frame. All machines are armored with frames for protection against drones. "Only the 80th Airborne Brigade exploits such a combination of former Soviet and former American equipment," the newspaper writes.

Forbes notes that the participation of the 80th Airborne and Survey Brigade-one of the best Ukrainian brigades-emphasizes the scale of the Ukrainian operation north of the northern border of Ukraine with Russia. According to the media, there were already attempts to cross the Russian border with Ukrainian formations from among the citizens of the Russian Federation, but these raids were small in scale and limited - and never lasted more than a few days.

Most of all, they aimed at embarrassing Russian leaders. But according to Forbes, the Ukrainian operation, which began on August 6, is different. At least three brigades of up to 2,000 servicemen are involved each: 22 and 88 mechanized brigades and 80th aircraft assault brigade. Artillery, drones and air defense play an important auxiliary role. "Every hour it becomes clear that what is happening in Kursk is not a bloom, but indeed invasion.

The fact that Ukrainians invest significant resources in this invasion, of course, does not guarantee its success. In the invasion zone can be 10 thousand Ukrainian in the invasion zone military. - writes the publication.

It is noted that the decisive factor of events in the Russian Federation can be how quickly the northern group of troops will be able to transfer the forces to the judge, and if the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation move slowly, they may lose much more territory of the Kursk region before the advancing Ukrainian columns. However, Forbes suggests that Ukrainian surgery can also have negative consequences for its planners, and Kiev risks thousands of soldiers who cannot be easily replaced.