Russia transferring equipment with Sever tactical markings to front, partisans report
Photo: Russian army transfers equipment to the front (Getty Images)
Russia is transferring equipment from the Leningrad region to the front. Tactical markings of the units involved in the battles on the Kursk and Kharkiv directions are visible on it, according to the Telegram channel of the partisan movement ATESH.
Agents of the ATESH movement recorded a column of military equipment near the village of Kirillovskoye. Two BMP infantry fighting vehicles and one Typhoon-K armored truck were moving toward the front by rail.
There were no tanks in the column. Its core consisted of cheap civilian cars, numerous trucks, and old UAZ Bukhanka vehicles dating back to the Soviet era. The column also included fuel tankers and medical vehicles.
Tactical markings of the Sever group, which took part in the battles on the Kursk and Kharkiv directions, were visible on the equipment.
"The recent change of commander of the Sever group and such movements may indicate preparations for active operations. All information has been promptly passed on to the representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the ATESH movement stated.
Photo: a column from Leningrad region moves toward the front (ATESH)
Photo: a column from Leningrad region moves toward the front (ATESH)
Photo: a column from Leningrad region moves toward the front (ATESH)
Photo: a column from Leningrad region moves toward the front (ATESH)
Photo: a column from Leningrad region moves toward the front (ATESH)
Earlier, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that Russian forces currently have a threefold advantage in personnel and equipment, and on key directions, they outnumber Ukrainian forces by four to six times. Despite this, August became the month with the relatively smallest territorial gains for the enemy.
According to ISW estimates, the key direction for Russia this autumn will remain the Donetsk region. The main focus will be on attempts to capture Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka, as well as preparations for fighting against the Ukrainian "fortification belt" in the areas of Sloviansk, Druzhkivka, and Kramatorsk.
For a more detailed overview of Russia's plans in the near future, see the RBC-Ukraine material Russia's fall offensive: Where enemy may strike and possible dangers for Ukraine.
