Ukraine Advances in Southern Berdyansk, Russia Counterattacks in Kursk
Geolocated footage from January 5 and 6 shows the Ukrainian military making progress in the southern part of Berdyansk and in the centers of the settlements of Russkoye Porenoye and Novosotnitskoye, all located north of Sudzha. Meanwhile, Russia attempted to capitalize on these Ukrainian army attacks by launching counteroffensives in other areas of the Ukrainian salient in the Kursk region. Footage from January 5 shows Russian forces advancing west of Malaya Loknya, north of Sudzha.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense and military bloggers claimed on January 6 that Russian forces had repelled a Ukrainian mechanized attack of approximately company strength in the Berdyansk and Novosotnitskoye areas. They also asserted that several Russian units had "cleansed" areas near these two settlements. However, ISW could not verify these claims, and no further comments were provided.
Analysts suggest that a Russian military blogger characterized recent Ukrainian attacks in the Kursk region as enhanced reconnaissance in force operations, which could be a diversion for future, unspecified operations. Experts caution that increased Ukrainian offensive operations in the Kursk region could be the initial stages of a coordinated Ukrainian operation in the region or elsewhere in the theater of military operations, although no specific predictions were made.
In other news, as of 22:00 on December 6, 199 battles were recorded on the frontlines, with nearly half, 86, occurring in the Kursk region. Ukrainian forces successfully repelled 44 enemy attacks and were engaged in 42 ongoing battles in this sector. For the latest updates, follow <a href="https://t.me/RBC_ua_news" rel="noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noopener noop
