Forbes: Ukraine expands incursion into Russia with new thrust into Kursk Oblast

Last week, Ukrainian forces have launched a new offensive into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, capturing the town of Veseloe and advancing several kilometers into Russian territory. The operation, which began on 12 September 2024, represents a significant expansion of Ukraine’s ongoing invasion of Russian soil.

According to David Axe’s review on Forbes, Ukrainian combat engineers breached Russian defenses across the border near the village of Novyi Put, located approximately 20 kilometers west of the existing hundreds-square-kilometer Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast. The Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies reported that the advancing force “has reached the southern outskirts of Veseloe and has practically taken control of it.“

By 14 September, Ukrainian tanks had entered Veseloe. The following day, a Ukrainian air force fighter-bomber was observed dropping a satellite-guided glide bomb, believed to be a US-made Joint Direct Attack Munition, on a Russian position in central Veseloe. The Khorne Group, a Ukrainian drone unit, captured footage of the strike, stating on social media, “We are observing all of you.“

Airstrike on Russian positions in Vesoloe, Kursk region.
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