Sounds like cope from the Ukrainians. Didn't change much on the ground. Worth the loss of personnel and materials? Probably not.
The War in the Ukraine
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The goal was to use Kursk as a bargaining chip, which is no longer the case, although it has diverted Russian attention from Donbas, the number of Ukrainian losses is almost equivalent to what the Russians lost, which is extremely worrying on Kiev's part, since they have no way to replace the losses like the Russians, because they depend on Western assistance, now more dependent on European aid which is limited because of production, while their largest single financier (the US) continues to withdraw from supporting Ukraine.
It's very unfair to compare Ukrainian losses in just Kursk with Russia's whole front losses. Ukraine was losing disproportionate amounts of troops on the other fronts as well even as battles were going on in the Kursk border.
The comparison I saw was Ukrainian vs Russian losses at Kursk, showing a slight advantage for the Ukrainians, although both lost a lot of military equipment.
Ukrainians are now mainly located at the forest belts outside south of the Russian villages now restored to Russian hands. Their positions are bombarded with saturation fire from NARS delivered from Russian attack helicopters.
Russian FPV drone takes out a communication antenna in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk. Note. Dnipropetrovsk is close enough to Russian fronts that areas near it's border are reachable by FPV drones.
Iskander arrives at the Biosphere Plant in Dnipropetrovsk.
M109 SPG gets drone dropped bombs. However the hatch is closed and damage to the vehicle is uncertain.
Ukrainian positions in Bohatyr hit by artillery from the 200th Artillery Brigade.
FAB-500s arrive on Ukrainian positions in South Donetsk.
Ukrainian tank hit by a Lancet in the Sumy region by the 155th Marines Brigade.
A Baba Yaga gets bombed dropped from a small Russian drone.
TOS strike in the Kupyansk direction. These strikes are extremely devastating, as bad as a FAB strike. TOS are high priority targets for the Ukrainians, one time, 37 FPV drones were spent on a single TOS machine.
Ukraine's heavy reliance on hexacopter drones. Compilation of Baba Yaga intercepted by FPV drones.
Minefield trawl attached to a BMP-3.
Molinya-2 takes off. The winged FPV drone has a range of about 30km. This one shown has a Bumblebee thermobaric grenades strapped to it
Ukrainian Flyeye UAV intercepted by a Russian drone.
Ukrainian UAV control point gets hit by a Russian missile strike, which I think might be a Tornado-S. Kursk border land.
Ukrainian SPG gets attacked by FPV drones in the Kharkhiv region.
Russian FPV drone takes out a communication antenna in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk. Note. Dnipropetrovsk is close enough to Russian fronts that areas near it's border are reachable by FPV drones.
Iskander arrives at the Biosphere Plant in Dnipropetrovsk.
M109 SPG gets drone dropped bombs. However the hatch is closed and damage to the vehicle is uncertain.
Ukrainian positions in Bohatyr hit by artillery from the 200th Artillery Brigade.
FAB-500s arrive on Ukrainian positions in South Donetsk.
Ukrainian tank hit by a Lancet in the Sumy region by the 155th Marines Brigade.
A Baba Yaga gets bombed dropped from a small Russian drone.
TOS strike in the Kupyansk direction. These strikes are extremely devastating, as bad as a FAB strike. TOS are high priority targets for the Ukrainians, one time, 37 FPV drones were spent on a single TOS machine.
Ukraine's heavy reliance on hexacopter drones. Compilation of Baba Yaga intercepted by FPV drones.
Minefield trawl attached to a BMP-3.
Molinya-2 takes off. The winged FPV drone has a range of about 30km. This one shown has a Bumblebee thermobaric grenades strapped to it
Ukrainian Flyeye UAV intercepted by a Russian drone.
Ukrainian UAV control point gets hit by a Russian missile strike, which I think might be a Tornado-S. Kursk border land.
Ukrainian SPG gets attacked by FPV drones in the Kharkhiv region.
MT-12 Rapira of the AFU gets taken out by an FPV. Both sides use Rapiras, and while you don't hear about them much, they are there and active.
FPVs intercept Ukrainian UAVs, two Furies and two Lelekas.
Five M113s getting taken out by different means near Toretsk. From these I can see ATGM, FPVs, Lancets and Krasnopol.
Tanks of the Aleisky Brigade of Group Center hit back at Ukrainian strongholds in support of an assault in the Pokrovsk direction. A Strela-10 provides cover against drones.
D-30 howitzers of Group West hit back at Ukrainian forces at distances over 15km.
A Baba Yaga launch point was discovered and observed. A Molniya winged FPV drone is sent right at it.
Four FAB-250 with UMPK arrives at Ukrainian formations near Siversk.
A Lancet of the 155th Marine Brigade targets a rare Swedish Pbv. 302.
The result of a Russian strike on an armored vehicle repair shop in Darnitsa District of Kyiv.
Russians captured Kalinovo in the Toretsk sector.
6km breakthrough by the Russians at the Mirnograd-Toretsk direction.
A Ukrainian UAV control point gets taken out by artillery of the 238th Brigade at Dyleevka.
Four Gerans struck the temporary deployment point of the AFU 80th Brigade at Basy, Sumy region. Another tactical near frontline use of Gerans.
An M109 burns after being hit by an FPV drone in the Sumy direction.
Hyacinth-B of the 53rd Brigade takes out a Ukrainian UAV control point along the right bank of Kherson.
And another. Taking out UAV control centers is a daily, regular and frequent occurrence. The Russians should also restart Hyacinth-B howitzer production if they love it that much.
2S7M Malka of Group Center takes out a Ukrainian stronghold in the Pokrovsk direction.
FPVs intercept Ukrainian UAVs, two Furies and two Lelekas.
Five M113s getting taken out by different means near Toretsk. From these I can see ATGM, FPVs, Lancets and Krasnopol.
Tanks of the Aleisky Brigade of Group Center hit back at Ukrainian strongholds in support of an assault in the Pokrovsk direction. A Strela-10 provides cover against drones.
D-30 howitzers of Group West hit back at Ukrainian forces at distances over 15km.
A Baba Yaga launch point was discovered and observed. A Molniya winged FPV drone is sent right at it.
Four FAB-250 with UMPK arrives at Ukrainian formations near Siversk.
A Lancet of the 155th Marine Brigade targets a rare Swedish Pbv. 302.
The result of a Russian strike on an armored vehicle repair shop in Darnitsa District of Kyiv.
Russians captured Kalinovo in the Toretsk sector.
6km breakthrough by the Russians at the Mirnograd-Toretsk direction.
A Ukrainian UAV control point gets taken out by artillery of the 238th Brigade at Dyleevka.
Four Gerans struck the temporary deployment point of the AFU 80th Brigade at Basy, Sumy region. Another tactical near frontline use of Gerans.
An M109 burns after being hit by an FPV drone in the Sumy direction.
Hyacinth-B of the 53rd Brigade takes out a Ukrainian UAV control point along the right bank of Kherson.
And another. Taking out UAV control centers is a daily, regular and frequent occurrence. The Russians should also restart Hyacinth-B howitzer production if they love it that much.
2S7M Malka of Group Center takes out a Ukrainian stronghold in the Pokrovsk direction.
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The Deep State website, the main Ukrainian source, acknowledges that the situation in the Kostiantynivka direction is becoming critical for the Ukrainian forces.
In recent days, Russian troops have been actively advancing, first occupying Panteleimonivka and then Oleksandropil. This pressure has been increasing in intensity and has very effectively exploited the weaknesses in the Ukrainian defensive lines.
Russian sources, in the same vein, also point to the breach of the defense line south of Derzhinsk.
The conquest of the strategic objective of the Kostiantynivka area is accelerating.
Air to air or surface to air?