Russian offensive operations to liberate Kursk region failed; Russian forces caught on the wrong side of the Seym River are struggling for supplies with unconfirmed reports of hundreds of paratroopers isolated in Glushkovo.

Russian offensive operations to liberate Kursk region failed; Russian forces caught on the wrong side of the Seym River are struggling for supplies with unconfirmed reports of hundreds of paratroopers isolated in Glushkovo.

Ukrainian forces achieved operational surprise during the incursion into Russia's Kursk region despite Russian authorities' reported awareness of the possibility of an incursion.

Russian military units stationed along the international border were only staffed at between 60 and 70 percent of their intended end strength on average and were primarily staffed by poorly trained reservists as of June 2024.

Seized military documents recovered by Ukrainian special operations teams in late August during the Kursk incursion showed Russian military command expected a potential breakthrough by Kyiv forces on the Kursk front for months before it happened.

They warned since late 2023: at ISW told why the Russians 'missed' the invasion in Kursk.

Ukrainian Defence Forces advanced near Kamyshivka in the Kursk region on 21 September, according to DeepState data cited by Censor.NET.