Putin orders Ukrainian forces to be pushed out of Kursk region by October 1, sources
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Vladimir Putin ordered his military to push Ukrainian forces out of the Kursk region but not to withdraw troops from key areas in Donbas.
A source in the military-political leadership indicated that the occupying forces received orders from Putin to liberate the Kursk region by October 1.
However, their task is to do this without withdrawing forces from key areas where Russia is conducting an offensive in Donbas. This primarily concerns the Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions. Currently, the occupiers' offensive in these directions has not slowed down - instead, it has only intensified.
The Russians are now trying to deploy a "mix" of units to the Kursk region from all fronts except Pokrovsk and Toretsk. This, in turn, indicates that the enemy currently has very few "free" forces and reserves. Secondly, it shows that the limited successes in Pokrovsk and Toretsk weigh more on the Kremlin's scales than regaining control over the Kursk region, as stated in the article.
"Right now, the enemy is pulling troops directly from the front line. For example, two brigades have been withdrawn from the Zaporizhzhia region, and two airborne assault battalions have been taken from reserves in the Kherson direction. The 810th brigade of the Black Sea Fleet, which was in the Kherson direction, and the 155th Marine Brigade, which fought near Vuhledar, have ended up in the Kursk region. Even conscripts drafted in the spring of 2024 are being transferred," Viktor Kevliuk, an expert at the Center for Defense Strategies, told the publication.
Recall that on August 19, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian forces currently control over 1,250 square kilometers of enemy territory and 92 settlements in the Kursk region.
Read more about the operation in the RBC-Ukraine article.
