Geolocated footage indicates Ukrainian forces were recently operating within Pogrebki, and a Russian milblogger claimed Ukrainian forces marginally advanced west of the settlement.
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Geolocated footage published on September 1 indicates that Ukrainian forces were recently operating within Pogrebki
A Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces marginally advanced west of Pogrebki
Ukraine claims to have taken control of 100 settlements in nearly one month, pushing 130,000 Russian civilians to evacuate
Ukraine was forced to transfer forces from other directions to Kursk Oblast
Force transfers complicated Ukrainian defense on other fronts
The Russian military command may have redeployed limited elements intended to reinforce Russia's priority offensive operation in the Pokrovsk direction to defend against the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk Oblast
Up to 12,000 North Korean troops were deployed to Kursk Oblast last fall to support Russian forces
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