Kiev Independent Newspaper books And the statements of Lieutenant Colonel Mattias Bosip, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Estonian Defence Forces Division, who says:
The Russians simply do not have enough forces at Kursk to launch a counterattack against the advancing Ukrainians.
According to Kiev, during the operations so far, about 80 settlements in the Kursk region have been taken under their control. According to Puusepp, the Ukrainians were able to achieve such results due to They managed to surprise the Russian defenders. According to the Estonian lieutenant colonel, it is known that the counterattack may begin soon, so the attackers will not have long to stay in Russia. But he added that according to his information, the Russian armed forces are currently They don't have enough power in the region, so it seems almost certain that Moscow's response is not expected in the next day or two.
A distinctive feature of last week’s unexpected attack was that Russian communication channels had been broadcasting contradictory information for a long time, and it was impossible to know exactly what was happening. The situation has stabilized somewhat since then, and Russian websites have generally focused a lot on downplaying the results of the invasion of Ukraine. According to Posip, the fact that the command system had problems on the ground also played a big role in the rapid successes in Ukraine. He now added:
Moscow prefers to take steps against further territorial loss, and to establish defensive lines to stop attacking formations.
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