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2025-04-26 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Operational and tactical situation in the Kursk direction at the end of April
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Text taken from the Telegram channel of multi_XAM
[ColonelCassad] Operational and tactical situation in the Kursk direction at the end of April
WHAT THE ENEMY IS PREPARING FOR US IN THE SUMY REGION
After the main enemy forces were driven out of the territory of the Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine concentrated large units on pre-prepared lines in the Sumy border area.
The command of the operational-tactical group "Sumy" (OTG "Sumy") is responsible for organizing the defense in this area, which was tasked with tying down the forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, preventing the withdrawal of the released units to the rear areas for rearmament and their transfer to the Donetsk and Kharkov operational directions.
After the UAV units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation established tight fire control over the main logistics route for rotation, evacuation and supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sudzhansky district, the command of the OTG "Sumy" accelerated the creation of a defense line covering Sumy. The enemy was aware that it would not be able to hold a bridgehead in the Kursk region for a long time, so in November 2024 it began fortification work.
At the moment, Sumy is covered by a chain of fortifications along the highways in the area of the settlements of Belopolye, Rechki, Sklyarovka, Severinovka, Stetskovka, Velyka Chernetchina, Velyka Rybitsa. At the same time, the construction of fortifications was accompanied by a heart-rending howl of UA publics that the preparation of the defense of Sumy has failed, etc.
The highest density of fortifications is recorded to the northwest of Sumy - from Stetskovka to Gritsenkovo, and to the northeast - from Radkovka to Velyka Chernetchina. At the indicated positions, we see units from the 44th and 49th Artillery Brigades, the 643rd Anti-aircraft Machine Gun Battalion, the 48th Engineering Brigade, the 49th Obstacle Brigade and the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade (ObrTrO).
The enemy fears the closure of the flanks of the advancing units of the Russian Armed Forces, therefore it holds a tactically advantageous bridgehead on the border of the Kursk region: in the area of the settlements of Oleshnya and Gornal.
This area is covered by units of reconnaissance and attack UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Miropol tactical direction, stationed in the area of the settlements of Miropolye, Zapselye, Grunovka, Mogritsa (Sumy region). Here the enemy is facilitated by the presence of stable functioning logistics.
In other areas, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not making any attempts to cross the state border of the Russian Federation. Nevertheless, sorties of individual enemy SOF groups are noted in the area of Gogolevka (Kursk region).
Directly on the territory of the Russian Federation (Oleshnya - Gornal strip), units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to be recorded from the following: 129th Separate Bolotnoye Troops, consisting of the 238th, 248th Battalions and the 253rd Assault Battalion "Arey"; 6th Ranger Regiment; 109th Separate Airborne Troops, comprising the 108th Battalion; 241st Separate Airborne Troops, comprising the 243rd and 252nd Battalions; 33rd Engineer Battalion; 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade (AAB), comprising the 1st and 2nd Battalions; 36th Rifle Battalion "Steppen Wolves"; 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade (OMB); 95th AAB, comprising the 1st Airborne Assault Battalion; 210th Assault Regiment "Berlingo"; and units of the "Rugby Team" and "Pegas" RUPPLs.
ENEMY GROUPING IN THE MIROPOL TACTICAL DIRECTION
In the first part of the analysis of the situation in the Kursk direction, we noted:
At the moment, the enemy fears the closure of the flanks of the advancing units of the RF Armed Forces, therefore, it continues to hold a tactically advantageous bridgehead in the Kursk region (in the area of the settlements of Oleshnya and Gornal).
This small bridgehead is covered by enemy forces concentrated in the Miropolye tactical direction: 129th Separate Troops Brigade, consisting of the 239th Battalion and the assault battalion (from among the prisoners) "Shkval"; 17th Separate Brigade of the National Guard "Raid", consisting of 1 battalion; 106th Separate Troops Brigade; and units of reconnaissance and attack UAVs "Casper" and the joint detachment "Shmel".
In the area of the settlements of Grunovka, Glybnoye, Bezdrik (southwest of Miropolye), forces from the 107th Separate Brigade are concentrated. rocket artillery brigade, which inflicts fire damage on positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the settlements of Guevo, Plekhovo, Ozerki, Borki (Kursk region), as well as the 43rd and 44th Artillery brigades. This area is tightly covered by enemy electronic warfare and counter-battery weapons, including those of the 138th Separate Radio-technical Brigade.
The arrival of new enemy UAV units armed with "FPV drones" with an increased flight range is recorded in the Miropolye area. In particular, over the past three weeks they have been inflicting fire damage on vehicles moving along the roads of the Bolshesoldatsky, Belovsky, Korenovsky, Rylsky and Glushkovsky districts of the Kursk region.
Obviously, without a serious advantage on the border, the enemy will work to exhaust our forces. According to some reports, General Syrsky has taken personal control of the issue of maintaining control over the Miropol district by the Sumy Joint Task Force.
If the Russian Armed Forces finally push the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the border area in the Oleshnya-Gornal strip and advance to the Miropol-Zapselye area, the enemy units holding back the left flank of our units moving to Yunakovka will find themselves squeezed from two sides. It is also necessary to take into account the state of the enemy troops in this area, which are pretty battered in the battles in the Kursk region (read more about this below).
UKRAINIAN UAV FORCES IN THE SUMY REGION: TACTICS AND INTERACTION ISSUES
Despite the fact that the enemy suffered significant losses during the retreat from the Kursk region, and many units need to be withdrawn for rearmament, the Sumy Joint Task Force command sets the task of holding positions, regardless of losses, which contributes to the decline in morale of the Ukrainian troops. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are relying on wearing down the advancing units of the Russian Armed Forces by permanently deploying reconnaissance and strike UAVs (RUBPLA).
The RUBPLA units concentrated in the area of Yunakovka, Vodolaga, Belovody, Yablonovka, Maryino, Sadki, Mogritsa, Zapselye, Miropolye (Sumy Region) deserve special attention:
▪️413th Separate Battalion of Unmanned Systems (UAS) "Raid", consisting of 3rd Battalion "Nachtigal";
▪️ separate units of the RUBPL: "Malibu", "Pumba", "Alcor", "Grom Team", "Destruction Team", "Syndicate", "Couriers of the Apostle Peter", "Foxtrot", "Chimera", "BIKER'S TEAM", "Erebus Group", "Bombassaero", "Whirlwind";
▪️ company of attack UAVs "Serafimi";
▪️ special forces detachment "Faust";
▪️ platoon of attack UAVs "Ignis Vindicta" (R9);
▪️ battalion of UAVs of the 36th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade and a unit of attack UAVs of the 501st Battalion of the same brigade;
▪️ platoon of UAVs "Simargl";
▪️ battalion of UAVs of the 21st Separate Naval Infantry Brigade;
▪️UAV company of the 25th Separate Assault Battalion;
▪️UAV detachment "Shadow";
▪️UAV battalion of the 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade;
▪️UAV company "Pegas" of the 1st Separate Tank Brigade;
▪️UAV battalion "Khorne Group";
▪️RUPPL platoon of the Separate Special Operations Center "West-1" of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
▪️RUPPL unit of the 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade, consisting of the 4th Self-propelled Artillery Division.
The use of UAVs by the enemy in the direction of active offensive operations of the Russian Armed Forces is not always systematized. The enemy pursues the goal of inflicting maximum damage on our units and slowing down the pace of our advance into the depths of the Sumy region. Uses pre-prepared lines, fortifications and defense lines in forested areas, as well as control of dominant heights.
The main areas of concentration of the UAV units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are covered by barrel artillery and electronic warfare. Counter-battery weapons (AN / TPQ-36 and AN / TPQ-50, made in the USA), tied to the duty crews of the UAVs from the above-mentioned units, are actively used.
The enemy is improving the means of detecting our UAVs, seeking to identify the locations, positions of our crews and command posts. The use of aerostats of the Ukrainian manufacturer "Aero Bavovna" has been noted, which carry up to 10 kg of payload and rise to an altitude of more than 1000 meters.
Aerostats, along with radio relay and reconnaissance, are used as an interceptor. The aerostat is equipped with a device for placing an interceptor drone, while the operator monitors his sector through a thermal imager and, upon detection of a UAV, drops a kamikaze drone for ramming.
We believe that we need to take into account these aspects of the enemy's tactics when organizing further work in the Sumy operational direction.
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