Update from Kursk

Update from Kursk:

The situation continues to deteriorate for the Ukrainians, and the lines collapse under Russian pressure.

The main advances occurred in the northeastern part of the salient where Russian forces conducted a mechanised assault down the R200 highway. They were able to advance for around 9 km, before infantry dismounted and took up positions in the key Ukrainian stronghold village of Martynovka. Martynovka was captured within hours, as Russian soldiers cleared the houses.

Groups of Russian soldiers also infiltrated behind Ukrainian lines by moving through the gas pipeline (the gas flow was cut off at the beginning of the year). They popped out near the railway line and were quickly covered by Ukrainian artillery, drones and MLRS. Many of them were killed, with some of them reportedly climbing back in the pipe and subsequently suffocating, however a couple of groups of infantry were able to reach the railway line, and under the cover of the trees on either side of the railway tracks, they were able to infiltrate the Sudzha industrial zone, taking up positions in the basements of buildings.

Additionally, supporting attacks were carried out with Russian forces clearing out positions in the forests near the highway where any Ukrainian soldiers left behind would've remained.

Shortly afterwards, Russian forces launched an offensive on Cherkasskaya Konopelka and Kositsa. They lay heavy artillery and MLRS on Ukrainian positions, and struck a river crossing with a FAB-3000 glide bomb, before beginning their ground assaults. Ukrainian forces put up more resistance here, with the battles raging throughout the day and into the night. Russian forces were eventually able to clear Cherkasskaya Konopelka and reached the centre of Kositsa where Ukrainian forces made a last stand, however due to superior Russian manpower and firepower, the resistance broke down, and Ukrainian forces withdrew to the neigbouring villages of Pravda and Ivashkovskii. The adjacent forest plantations were also captured.

+ ~81.60km² in favour of Russia.

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