08/15/2024 – Translated from Ukrainian via Google and OFP
The Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region has a significant defensive, logistical and security impact on the territory of Russia. The Armed Forces of Ukraine blocked some routes and railway tracks, which the Russians used to deliver equipment and forces to the occupiers to the front in Ukraine.
In order to contain the offensive on its territory, the government of the Russian Federation imposes a state of emergency in other regions and continues to draft new recruits into the army. This is stated in the summary of the Institute for the Study of War (Institute for the Study of War, ISW).
According to analysts, available satellite imagery from August 12 shows a recently dug series of field fortifications, including trenches and anti-traffic ditches, southwest of Lhiv along the E38 Lhiv-Rylsk-Glukhiv highway (northwest of Sudzhi). And additional images from August 13 and footage collected between August 6 and 11 show the recent appearance of field fortifications near Highway 38K-024 south of Lhovo.
They are located approximately 17 km north of the furthest declared limit of the Ukrainian advance in Kursk Oblast, suggesting that Russian forces are concerned about a possible continuation and rapid Ukrainian mechanized advance northward within the region.
“Russian forces appear to be particularly concerned about major highways and are likely trying to pre-emptively protect important landlines of communication to impede Ukrainian maneuvers, especially along the E38 and 38K routes,” ISW suggested.
The operation of the Armed Forces also affected Russian railway logistics, as stated by the Belarusian community of railway workers with reference to internal sources. According to them, the neighboring state-owned company “Russian Railways” informed Minsk about the suspension of trains from all stations of “Belarusian Railways”. Since August 12, trains have not been running along the Oryol-Kursk branch of the Moscow Railway due to the “large-scale operational transfer of troops in the direction of the Kursk region” and the movement of cargo trains for military logistical purposes.
The governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Gladkov, also announced a state of emergency in the region, which will allow the authorities to restrict movement in such areas. Analysts noted that the Russians needed it either to provide logistical support to the border areas of this region, or to take defensive measures in the Kursk region.
At the same time, the Russian government continues recruitment into the army to support operations on the Kursk border. The oppositional Russian publication Mobilization News reported on August 14 that the Russian forces will send conscripts of the spring draft from the Moscow, Leningrad, Kaliningrad, Sverdlovsk, Murmansk and Samara regions “to provide assistance to the Russian troops fighting in the Kursk region.”
This caused a backlash from human rights activists and relatives who protest the use of conscripts in active combat.
“Russian opposition publications reported on August 14 that the Russian Armed Forces are forcing conscripts who survived the beginning of the Ukrainian offensive on the Kursk region to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and return to the front near Kursk,” ISW added.
As reported by OBOZ.UA, the former commander of the US ground forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, said that the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region showed that there are no “red lines” in the Russian-Ukrainian war. According to him, the actions of Ukrainian forces on the territory of the Russian Federation refuted the fear that the Russian dictator would escalate.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine blocked some routes and railway tracks, which the Russians used to deliver equipment and forces to the occupiers to the front in Ukraine.”
If Ukraine had permission to use jellyfish weapons appropriately, then mafia land’s logistic system would be totally fried.
“The oppositional Russian publication Mobilization News reported on August 14 that the Russian forces will send conscripts of the spring draft from the Moscow, Leningrad, Kaliningrad, Sverdlovsk, Murmansk and Samara regions “to provide assistance to the Russian troops fighting in the Kursk region.”
Pure meat puppets, folks. Nothing but cheap meat to throw into battle. A purely desperate measure to avoid weakening the Donbas effort.
“… former commander of the US ground forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, said that the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region showed that there are no “red lines” in the Russian-Ukrainian war. According to him, the actions of Ukrainian forces on the territory of the Russian Federation refuted the fear that the Russian dictator would escalate.”
Russia’s red lines exist only in dull-minded skulls.