Attack on both sides: the Armed Forces is isolated part of the Kursk region and preparing to take it - Forbes

Thanks to this special operation, they cut off units of the Armed Forces from the main forces and can now attack Russian fortifications. Forbes told about the situation in Kurshchyna, which was over the river crossings. Journalists gathered information about the hits on the bridges and pontons through the Seimas, which caused the Armed Forces from 16 to 21 August 2024.

In particular, they mentioned the destruction of three road bridges near the settlements of Glushkovo, Zannaya, Carizh and at least two blows on the pontoons. During the special operation on this section of the front, Ukrainian troops could use M30/31 shells, released by HIMARS, as well as FPV-punks, which were kissed by engineering equipment and boats of the Russians. The shells "poured one of the pontoons with hundreds of bombs the size of a grenade", it is noted in the article.

As a result, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lost the opportunity to transfer additional forces into the isolated territory. To all, the enemy does not use aviation: the Armed Forces protected the air space "Earth-Air" and drones. The effectiveness of protection and "purified space" is evidenced by three Russian helicopters who fell in Kurshchyna, forbes wrote. Now the task of the Ukrainian command is to "ahead of the enemy in the operational deployment of forces in this direction.

" The purpose of such actions of the Armed Forces is a plan of two steps. The first step is the isolation of the area south of the Seimas in Glushkovsky district (lasted about two weeks). The second is "a terrestrial attack through the area that was just isolated", explained journalists. "The destruction of bridges is the key. The Russians have no more easy way to this part of Kursk, but Ukrainians can get into the area by crossing the border," Forbes wrote.

On the online map of hostilities in Kurshchyna, created by Radio Freedom, you can see what Western media wrote. The estimated area of ​​the isolated territory - up to 700 square meters. km. Near - another 800 square meters. km of terrain where clashes continue or manage the military commandant. The length of the border line on the isolated area is about 80 km.

It is also shown that the Armed Forces can control the KCP "Bison" - another possible direction of breakthrough deep into the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. It should be noted that the focus told about the course of attacks of the Armed Forces on the crossings of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation at the Seimas. The first information about attacks came from Russian military bloggers. They recognized a bridge in Glushkovo, then - in the name, and finally in Carizh.

After that, the commander of the air forces showed footage of hit on bridges, however, it was not clear what they hit them - aviation missiles or with RSSS. On August 21, the forces of special operations published footage of pontoon bridges: destroyed the structures of the bridge, as well as engineering equipment and boats needed to adjust the crossing. At the same time, the military observer Julian Ryopke spoke about the possible environment of 3,000 Russians in Kur Region.