Ukraine's Kursk operation and continued pressure on the Pokrovsk axis contributed to increased Russian casualty rates in August 2024.
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The August 2024 increase in casualty rate is almost certainly due to Ukraine's Kursk operation and continued pressure on the Pokrovsk axis
The documents mostly come from units of the 488th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment, particularly from the second company of its 17th Battalion
Ukraine also had successes, attacking Russia's Kursk Oblast, where it now controls part of it.
Attacks on the northeastern region and Sumy city have intensified since August of 2024, following Ukraine's surprise cross-border incursion into Russia's adjacent Kursk Oblast.
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