The Heat Ukrainian Gamble – Kursk For Pokrovsk Epic Battles Continue. Military Summary And Analysis For 2024.08.13
By Military Summary
This video describes the military situation in Ukraine on the 13th of August 2024.
* In Kursk, the situation remains unchanged. After the Russians sent reserves to the area, there have been fewer Ukrainian breakthroughs, but they are still occurring.
* In the direction of Pokrovsk, the situation looks more one-sided. Many had predicted a decline in Russian activities in Donbass, but the intensity of the attacks remains unchanged. The Russians are currently 13 km from Pokrovsk and only 7 km from Myrnohrad. The Russians are advancing daily.
* The same is happening in Toretsk, where it is reported that the Russians have already captured the first buildings in the city.
* Further Russian advances were made west of Klishchiivka, where they raised their flag before the trench and are pushing forward along the forest.
* In the direction of Kupiansk, intense artillery preparation continues along the fields.
Here’s what others had to say:
@achillesheel7314
There is no glory to be had in dying for Western Interest conjured up by policymakers of Aspen and Rand Corporation.
@ramrod9556
The Ukraine’s are in control of very little in the Kursk area. They drive into a village and if no one is around they shoot some videos they can post and if any Russians are around, they fire off a couple clips and race away while Russian bloggers speculate they are controlling an area. As they get deeper into Russia where there are still some civilians, once they get spotted by civilians, Russian troops, via drone or arty, eliminate the patrols almost immediately. If there were serious incursions Russia would relocate troops from elsewhere. As it is they just bring them in from general reserve forces or border guards.
@PanosMitsi
They invaded a place with no soldiers how long do you think it will last they are pathetic.
@user-iu4oz2ln5k
Father God protect and bless the russian army and russian citizens during this troubling time
@antyspi4466
Finally Dima has understood that the few villages, that Ukrainian forces took in mad dashes accross the countryside, don´t pose a real problem for the Russian army or government, while the heavily fortified cities in Donbas getting lost are a strategic problem for the Ukrainian government and its military.
Sooner or later the Russian forces will take their villages back, but the AFU can´t take New York back.
@tropolite
Ukraine’s futile attempt to force Russia to move forces to Kursk has ONLY had one force that’s moved but they hadn’t even started fighting in Pokrovsk, But Ukraine has moved another part of their forces to Kursk. Russia has more than enough reserves to deal with the Kursk invasion. And Ukraine MUST ‘rob Peter to fight Paul’ because Ukraine HAS NO reserves other than the ones in Kursk (BTW along with NATO personnel… you didn’t think we didn’t know? Russia knows all going on).
@torquebiker9959
Sorry, but are you out of your mind? Russia will never allow the Ukros come near to a nuclear power plant.
@TheModesOfBeing
If Russia redeploys forces to Kursk they will lose the SMO. Nice to build some drama – but I somehow don’t think so.
@alanr2609
Absolute nonsense claiming if Russia moves troops away from Donbass to Kursk they will lose the SMO. Russia has plenty of reserve troops near Kursk that can be deployed as you have said yourself many times.
@cristianmorstabilini7826
Zelensky also said that Ukraine has only Lost 31 K soldiers
@ranar1036
From information here, the Russian has some 200000 unused soldiers. So, it doesn’t have to move soldiers from current positions.
@summer2024worstmomentukrainwar
The fact that russians didnt divert battle hardened forces from donbass to Kursk, and instead they filled with reserves that lack combat expierience pretty much tells me that Russia in fact is not worried at all of this invasion. My guess is that Russia isn’t planning in to push out all those Okranian units, but just to slow their advances.
@hunarqadr1802
There will be no redeployment of those forces who enter Kursk for sure, and also the Russians do not need to redeploy forces from south to Kursk.
@bak2back
Word from my Western sources: Ukrainians in Kursk are starting to panic because of lack of supplies and back up. More info to come soon.
@MYwinters1945
“A Russian army, though defeated, can swiftly recover in the vastness of Russia’s territory. Never fight a war against Russia.” Otto Von Bismarck
@TheSecret62
I liked your content and your analysis a lot but I must say most of the mappers are showing a different picture of Kursk. The AFU got ambushed all over the place in direction of Kursk and the flanks. I don’t know what ist correct but it seams that your map is very conservative.
@jonathanmercer7109
Seems to me there’s something else about the Kursk/Pokrovsk trade-off. Russia likely considers that as Ukraine will struggle to replenish losses as the forces attacking in Kursk direction are eroded, so that offensive will likely run out of steam of it’s own accord. All they have to do is more or less hold the line and keep on eliminating Ukrainian units upon detecting them.
@ma32851
Is it possible to talk a little bit about what it’s like for ordinary people living in these cities and towns to have a war come through their home? Are they targeted, or left alone? Do they get involved, or try to stay out of the way? Seems like the biggest blind spot in my attempt to understand what’s really happening on the ground.
@omnadrener1
Just watched Weeb Union those areas Dima is saying as additional Ukraine progress and control are recon missions farther north he really needs to get with the program
@tomascudrnak6251
I am really puzzled, so one has about 10-15000 soldiers, well equipped and trained, does this Kursk offensive, in a few days achieves to take a lot of villages, extends himself over a huge area and then what? Ukrainians are overextended already and they keep going. At some point they will be in the same situation as Russians are right now, but at some moment Russians will plug the holes and then start fighting it via DRGs, everywhere. Ukraine doesn’t have manpower and logistics to defend such a large area long term.
@andrewkrolikiewicz6522
Dima, Ukrainians took 82nd Air Assault from frontline. Russians moved 110 Marine Brigade which was not yet angaged in combat. See the difference ?
@davidclerihew3539
Ukraine seems to have abandoned the Pokrovsk front for a short term PR “win” invading Russia, whilst Russia seem happy to slow the Kurst offensive & continuing with their plan to gain the Oblasts they want & when that is complete THEN they’ll turn attention to Kursk.
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