The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have launched a new offensive in the Kursk region of Russia.
According to Telegram channel "Operation Z: Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring", Ukrainian troops began their assault on the morning of February 6, aiming to advance toward the settlement of Plekhovo.
The AFU deployed armored vehicles, leading the charge with mine-clearing vehicles.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin assessed the situation in the Kursk region as difficult.
Having moved troops towards the village of Ulanok in the Kursk region, Kyiv is trying to regain fire control of the highway from Sumy to Sudzha, which is about 65 kilometers long. Ukrainian troops receive reinforcements along this route, Mash said.
The AFU has deployed U.S.-made Abrams tanks in the Kursk offensive, Mash Telegram channel said on February 6.
At 6 AM, Ukrainian forces advanced from the hamlet of Kolmakov toward the village of Ulanok, using:
Military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk suggested the AFU might expand their attacks beyond Ulanok and Cherkasskaya Konopelka, potentially targeting Glushkovo.
Reports also indicate AFU troops are advancing on NATO-supplied vehicles, with about 400 personnel in a column.
The Ukrainian forces have split into several groups, advancing from Makhnovka in the Sudzha district along a highway toward the Belovsky district, where fighting has begun, Shot Telegram channel reports.
Russian troops are actively repelling the Ukrainian assault, WarGonzo Telegram channel said. The Russian forces have repelled two waves of the Ukrainian attack and are reportedly inflicting damage from long range.