Russian army transfers a brigade from Chasiv Yar to Kursk Oblast – ISW

The russian military command moved units from the Chasiv Yaru region to the Kursk Oblast to counter the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

This was reported by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

The report mentions a russian military blogger who said on August 20 that a unit of the 11^th Airborne Brigade of the russian federation, operating near Chasiv Yar in late July 2024, struck a Ukrainian armored vehicle south of Ruska Konopelka (east of Sudzha).

ISW suggests that the russian command may have redeployed parts of the 11^th Brigade to replace or reinforce existing front units. However, the main forces involved in the fighting were not involved in this rotation.

The Institute for the Study of War has previously noted that such redeployments could affect the pace of russian offensive operations, but it may take several weeks to see a real impact on the fighting in the Donetsk Region.

"ISW continues to assess that the russian military command is likely to be extremely reluctant to withdraw units engaged in hostilities from higher priority sectors of the Donetsk Region due to fears that this could further slow down the pace of russian operations in these areas," the report says.

In addition, according to russian sources, the command of the russian army redeployed parts of the 30^th Motorized Rifle Regiment (72^nd Motorized Rifle Division, 22^nd Army Corps, Leningrad Military District) to the Kursk Oblast. As of mid-July 2024, the regiment operated in the north of the Kharkiv Region.

The Institute also quoted a Ukrainian military analyst who stated that a certain unit of the 4^th Tank Division (1^st Guards Tank Army, Moscow Military District) is located in the Kursk Oblast. He assumed that this unit was present in this area even before the beginning of the operation of the Armed Forces in the Kursk Oblast.

"Previously, ISW has already observed additional signs that in order to counter the Ukrainian invasion of the Kursk Oblast, the russian authorities are mainly relying on a combination of conscripts, irregular and regular russian forces redeployed from less priority front-line areas of Ukraine," the ISW report says.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on August 20, the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation announced the creation of three new groups of troops to protect the Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod Oblasts.