Ukrainian forces have been using electronic warfare to neutralize Russian drones and then deploying their own drones to locate and strike Russian positions in the Kursk region.
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Ukrainian forces have been using electronic warfare to neutralize Russian drones and then deploy their own to locate and strike Russian positions. Ground units have followed up to secure the area, systematically making steady progress.
The Russian Federation is likely to continue to redeploy troops from lower-priority frontline areas in Ukraine to the front in the Kursk region. ISW has observed elements of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade, 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 11th VDV Brigade fighting in Kursk Oblast.
Ukraine advanced 35 kilometers into Kursk Oblast
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