Russia does not want to redeploy troops to Kursk, so as not to disrupt the offensive in the Donetsk region

The Russian military command may currently resist the redeployment of forces from other operational directions to prevent the Kursk region’s events from disrupting Russian offensive operations in eastern Ukraine.

This was reported by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

“The Russian military command appears to be relying on existing units deployed in the border area and easily accessible forces in the rear, most of which are units staffed with conscripts and irregular formations, to counter the situation in the Kursk region.

These units are likely to be the first to respond, even if the Russian military command decides to transfer additional, more experienced units from other parts of the theater of operations.”

Russian military command reportedly deployed forces from unspecified operational reserves, additional units staffed with conscripts, special forces (Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff [GRU]), special operations forces (SSO), additional Chechen special forces Akhmat operating under under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, as well as the 1st Army Corps of the Donetsk People’s Republic (AK DNR) and former servicemen of the “Wagner Group” in the regions of the Kursk Region.

“The Russian military command may be transferring more experienced and better-equipped front-line units from eastern or southern Ukraine to the Kursk region, but it will likely take additional time for such units to arrive in the Kursk region.”

A Russian military blogger reported that units of the 44th Army Corps (Leningrad Military District) of the Russian Northern Army Group are operating near Rylsk, but suggested that the Russian military command may be transferring units it has accumulated for an offensive operation in the north of Kharkiv Oblast.

Perhaps the Russian military command decided that the failure of the offensive operation in the north of the Kharkiv region is a necessary sacrifice, while avoiding redeployment from more priority areas of the front.

The larger redeployment of Russian troops from frontline areas is likely to be slower, and more combat-ready frontline units may begin arriving in Kursk Oblast in the coming days.

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