A Ukrainian officer combating within the Kursk area informed the BBC that the Russian counteroffensive had begun a long way to the west of Sudzha.
“The combating may be very powerful and the state of affairs shouldn’t be in our favour as of now,” the officer mentioned on situation of anonymity.
Ukraine’s offensive was launched with the obvious goal of distracting Russia from its push into japanese Ukraine. It now claims as much as 1,300 sq km (500 sq miles) of Russian territory.
Nevertheless, Russian forces continued to grab villages in japanese Ukraine and are closing in on the strategic city of Pokrovsk.
Analysts from the US-based Institute for the Research of Conflict mentioned the dimensions, scale and potential prospects of the Russian counterattacks have been unclear and it was untimely to attract any conclusions.
One social media account linked to a Ukrainian brigade mentioned Russian forces had unexpectedly launched their assault close to Snagost and that the Ukrainians have been combating again.