Analysts learned the circumstances of the destruction of the Russian army column in the Kursk region
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Analysts learned the circumstances of the destruction of the Russian army column in the Kursk region

A broken column of the Russian army in the Kursk region
Source:  ISW

According to analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the Ukrainian military destroyed a column of equipment of the criminal army of the Russian Federation near the village of Oktyabrske in the Kursk region.

Points of attention

  • Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reveal details of the Ukrainian military's destruction of a Russian army column in the Kursk region near the village of Oktyabrske.
  • The column, consisting of 14 covered trucks 'Ural' and KAMAZ, was intended to reinforce the occupying army of the Russian Federation in the region, according to ISW.
  • Speculations arise regarding the personnel being transported in the convoy, possibly belonging to the 44th Army Corps or the 'Pyatnashka' brigade.
  • Analysts discuss the potential advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the region and the strategies employed by the Russian occupying army to counter the offensive.
  • The situation in Kurshchyna is assessed with considerations for further military movements and deployments, highlighting the complexities of the ongoing conflict.

What is known about the circumstances of the destruction by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of a column of the Russian army in the Kursk region

According to analysts with reference to Ukrainian and Russian sources, near the village of Oktyabrske in the Kursk region, along the route 38K-017, the Ukrainian military destroyed 14 covered trucks "Ural" and KAMAZ, which were transporting reserves to strengthen the occupation army of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region.

ISW emphasizes that the Russian soldiers who were in the trucks probably died.

Russian sources suggested that the convoy could be transporting personnel of the 44th Army Corps of the Northern Group of Russian troops (Leningrad Military District) or the "Pyatnashka" brigade, analysts say.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine broke up a column with reserves of the Russian army in the Kursk region
Destroyed equipment of the Russian army

At the same time, they draw attention to the fact that the Russian "militants" are actively making assumptions about what exactly the Armed Forces of Ukraine could have used to hit this column.

How analysts assess the situation in Kurshchyna

It is noted that RosZMI and the "military" declare the further advance of the Armed Forces to the east of the Kursk region, but analysts do not confirm the advance of the Ukrainian military so far to the north or west of the region.

At the same time, analysts emphasize that the command of the Russian occupiers probably relies on repelling the offensive of the Ukrainian military on the units deployed near the border, which mainly consist of conscripts, as well as other irregular groups.

Analysts also suggest that the occupation army of the Russian Federation has probably started transferring more combat-capable units from the east or south of Ukraine, but their arrival and deployment will take time.

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Putin offered Trump a deal on natural resources

What Putin is offering Trump
Source:  online.ua

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's team has proposed a deal to the administration of US leader Donald Trump regarding Russian natural resources. Moscow is reportedly interested in joint projects with the US in the Arctic.

Points of attention

  • The Russian dictator aims for increased domestic drilling and hydrocarbon exploration technologies by 2025, with an ultimate share target of 80%.
  • The proposed deal between Putin and Trump regarding Russian natural resources could have significant implications for the global energy market and geopolitical relationships.

What Putin is offering Trump

The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, made a statement on this occasion.

The latter began to claim that American oil companies had previously done "very successful business" in Russia. He also added that the sanctions had allegedly caused losses of about $300 billion.

"We believe that at some point they will return, because why would they give up the opportunity to access Russian natural resources that Russia has given them?" said a close aide to the Russian dictator.

What is important to understand is that before the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Exxon Mobil was the only major American company engaged in oil production in the Russian Federation.

It owned 30% of the Sakhalin-1 project, but after the imposition of sanctions it announced its withdrawal. Despite this, it was never able to sell its stake — official Moscow extended the terms several times, the last time until the end of 2026.

The Russian dictator wanted the country to have its own drilling and hydrocarbon exploration technologies by 2025, and their share would reach 80%.

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