A critical shortage: Russia redeploys troops from Chasiv Yar to Kursk
Analysts at ISW write that the Russian military command has redeployed some of its units from Chasiv Yar to defend the Kursk region. They assess that such a shift could negatively impact the Russian offensive around Chasiv Yar.
Analysts at ISW wrote in their latest report that the Russian military command decided to redeploy some of its units from the Chasiv Yar direction to defend the Kursk region to halt the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Institute for the Study of War assesses that such redeployments could negatively impact the pace of enemy offensives. However, the effect will not be immediately noticeable. It may take a few months before it directly affects the situation.
The ISW believes that the Russian military command is likely to be extremely hesitant to pull units engaged in combat operations from key areas in the Donetsk region, as they fear this could further hinder the progress of Russian activities in those sectors.
A gap in Russia's defence: Putin lacks thousands of soldiers
According to military estimates from Western sources, about 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers are currently stationed in the Kursk region, supported by another 4,000 units. By the middle of the previous week, the Russian command had transferred only about 5,000 soldiers to the Kursk region.
These data indicate that Russian forces in the region are numerically smaller than the Ukrainian forces.
Putin lacks 15,000 soldiers to retake the Kursk region - writes "The Wall Street Journal." According to these reports, Russia would need to significantly increase its regional armed forces, transferring four times more soldiers than currently.
Source: ISW, WP News
