⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian Defense Forces are replenishing the exchange fund during the Kursk Oblast offensive, with Russian border guards of the FSB, Kadyrov fighters, and military personnel surrendering en masse.

August 13, 2024 Tetkino, Kursk Oblast

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Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) FSB (organization) Kadyrov fighters (military_unit) Russian army (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Ukraine (organization) Kursk Oblast (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Alexey Smirnov (person) Kursk region (location) Deep State (organization) Alexander Sladkov (person) Russia's Ministry of Defense (organization) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian 225th Separate Assault Battalion (military_unit) Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) SU-27 (weapon_system) JDAM (weapon_system) 810th Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet (military_unit) Russian North grouping (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Su-34 (weapon_system) Russia (organization) Vladimir Putin (person) Russian military units (military_unit) Ukrainian pilots (military_unit) Oleksandr Myhulia (person) Koreivo (location) Russian Federation Armed Forces (organization) Akhmat unit (military_unit) BTR-4 (weapon_system) Hamish de Breton-Gordon (person) NATO (organization) Andrey Gurulev (person) State Duma (organization) Valery Gerasimov (person) Bradley IFV (weapon_system) Stryker (weapon_system) Marder (weapon_system) Oleksandr Hetman (person) Dmytro Zhmailo (person) 80th Air Assault Brigade (military_unit) Russian Federation (organization) Buk anti-aircraft missile system (weapon_system) F-16 (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Russian border guards of the FSB, Kadyrov fighters, and military personnel surrendering en masse during Kursk offensive

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

By Aug. 13, Ukraine said it controlled 74 settlements in the region

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian forces are launching counterattacks on the Kursk front

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

The 810th Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was redeployed from the southern direction to Kursk Oblast

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Russian authorities reported attempts by Ukrainian forces to break through the border in the Kursk region on August 6, with fighting continuing and reserves being pulled in.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

At least three brigades, including the 80th Air Assault Brigade, are involved in the Ukrainian operation in Kursk.

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