Kursk - 25.02.2025

"The situation in the Russian borderland. February 24-25, 2025

In the Kursk direction, active clashes will continue in several areas where Russian troops are advancing. According to incoming data, at least two settlements have been liberated, although there are also other successes.

On the Sverdlikovo-Zhuravka line, the Russian Armed Forces are gradually expanding the control zone in the forest belts in the direction of Novenke. Moreover, information is coming in about the expansion of the penetration into the Sumy region, but it has not yet been confirmed by objective footage.

Fighting continues in Lebedevka, northeast of Sverdlikovo, where Russian paratroopers are fighting their way within the boundaries of the settlement, breaking through to the eastern outskirts.

To the north, Russian troops from the 34th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade liberated Pogrebki. Until recently, fighting was taking place in the north of the settlement near the church and neighboring Marevka, but today
footage of the tricolor over the building of the village secondary school has appeared on the Internet.

Later, there were reports of the liberation of Orlovka - according to our sources, half of the settlement was recaptured from the enemy by mid-day. And a little later, there were reports of the beginning of the assault on Novaya Sorochina. However, there is no objective footage to support this yet.
However, given the problems of the enemy to the south, such a scenario is quite possible.

At the moment, the main task of Russian troops is apparently to cut the highway leading to Sudzha from Yunakivka in the Sumy region.
If this happens, the logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the occupied part of the Kursk region will significantly worsen - the enemy will essentially be surrounded, and while it will be still possible to retreat through the forests, but it won't be possible to supply the group with everything necessary. At the same time, it is impossible to say that the enemy will leave the Kursk region without a fight."
Kursk - 26.02.2025

"The situation in the Russian borderland as of 18:00 /Moscow time/ February 26, 2025

Russian troops are increasing their efforts to expel the enemy from the occupied territory of the Kursk region. Several settlements have been liberated, there are also significant advances in the forest belts.

In Lebedevka and the area to the north, the enemy was pushed back to the Malaya Loknya River, and fighting continues near the settlement of the same name. There remains a high density of enemy drones in the area, which causes obvious problems.

Some time ago, the assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces came close to Viktorovka and Nikolskii, but the most significant successes are observed to the north. Yesterday, footage appeared on the Internet with the flags of Russia and the 34th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade over a school in Pogrebki, and there were reports of the liberation of Orlovka. Today, the Russian Ministry of Defense officially announced the liberation of these settlements. In addition, Marevka was also liberated, but this settlement is often considered part of Pogrebki. In addition, fighters of the 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces attacked from the Olha Gully in the direction of Novaya Sorochina, and by midday they liberated half of the settlement. Today, the fighting continues.

To the east of the railway, there are battles in the vicinity of Kamyshevka, Naydenov and the Khitrovsky Yar Gully. Earlier, the enemy was driven out of several ravines here, but the difficult terrain and the lack of sources on the ground until recently did not allow us to clarify the line of contact.

In the Martynovka area, Russian troops are also making progress. The enemy was driven out of most of the Smerditsa Gully and adjacent ravines. And in the vicinity of Cherkasskaya Konopelka, several more forests and forest belts were cleared. At the same time, the Lotos gas station remains in the gray zone.

At the same time, fighting continues in the vicinity of Guevo and Kurilovka, but despite rumors of advances here, our sources report a difficult situation and a high frequency of Ukrainian counterattacks.

Thus, the enemy is being pushed back in almost all areas, despite fierce resistance. It is clear to the naked eye that the pressure on the Yunakivka-Sudzha highway, on which the Armed Forces of Ukraine depend for supplies, has had an effect. Moreover, evacuation of enemy personnel is already being carried out from some settlements due to a lack of supplies. However, this does not mean that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will flee, dropping their equipment. It is impossible to claim that Russian fighters beat up the enemy in one fell swoop; the fighting is tough. And this is not a praise to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but only a statement of the daily
feat of Russian servicemen."