The Ukrainian Defense Forces have regained their positions in several populated areas.
This was reported by the monitoring project DeepState. Specifically, this pertains to Makhnovka in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation and Zelenovka in the Donetsk region.
At the same time, the occupiers managed to advance in Terny, Dvurechny, near Kolodyazov, and Slavyanka.
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The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, shared how the idea of conducting the Kursk operation on Russian territory came about. He added that since June 2024, Russian troops have started to advance along almost the entire front line. "We needed to find a solution that would, firstly, distract the enemy and force them to redeploy some of their forces from the main directions. Secondly, to neutralize the threat to us in new areas. During the analysis, a 'weak spot' was identified precisely in the Kursk direction," Syrsky stated.
Yesterday, it became known that in the Kursk region, the deputy commander of the 22nd motorized rifle regiment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant Colonel Evgeny Tikhonovich, was eliminated. His death was reported by the Russian public group "First City Sayano-Horsk". The report states that the 41-year-old Russian serviceman "gave his life defending the residents of the Kursk region."