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Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have introduced a new section in their reports on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, titled “Ukrainian Operations in the Russian Federation.” This section will track Ukrainian ground attacks, offensive operations, and long-range strikes within Russian territory.
According to ISW, the new section will provide tactical updates on Ukrainian offensive operations in the Kursk region unless there are significant changes on the ground.
ISW will also monitor long-range Ukrainian strikes on targets within Russia. However, the section will not assess Ukraine’s goals or capabilities.
In this new section, analysts note that Russian forces have recently regained lost positions east of Korenyovo amid continued Ukrainian attacks in the Kursk region as of September 2.
Geolocated footage published on September 2 indicates that Russian forces recently reclaimed positions near Olgovka (east of Korenyovo), and ISW estimates that Ukrainian forces likely withdrew from this settlement.
Additionally, a Russian “military” blogger claims that Ukrainian forces made minor advances near Pogrebki and Malaya Loknya (both northwest of Sudzha), and that Russian forces had previously left positions within these settlements to avoid encirclement.
Russian sources claim that on September 1 and 2, Ukrainian forces conducted assault operations southwest of Korenyovo near Komarivka; near Korenyovo itself; east of Korenyovo near Olgovka and Kremyanoe; northwest of Sudzha near Malaya Loknya; north of Sudzha near Cherkasskoye Poperechnoye and Russkoye Poperechnoye; northeast of Sudzha near Bolshoye Soldatskoye and Martynivka; and southeast of Sudzha near Borki.
A Russian blogger also asserts that Ukrainian forces continue to target Russian pontoon crossings over the Seim River in the Glushkovsky district (west of the current Ukrainian front line in the Kursk region).
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