Ukrainian troops are continuing to advance deeper into Russia's Kursk region until they encounter strong organized resistance, according to Estonian military expert Reserve Major General Neeme Väli.
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Ukrainian troops are continuing to move deeper in Kursk region until they meet strong resistance
Some smaller Russian units that have been fighting in Donetsk region have been sighted in Kursk
Russia has deployed troops to Kursk but failed to organize their command and control
As Kyiv's incursion into Kursk Oblast enters its fourth week
The Ukrainian army made rapid gains in early August in Russia after a surprise incursion into the border region of Kursk, gaining more than 1,100 square kilometres in two weeks.
The 22nd Mechanized Brigade was the first unit to enter Kursk Oblast territory.
Russians entered the village of Korenovo in the Kursk region.
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