For some reason, the Russians were well aware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's plans to advance in the Kursk region, according to a source from Informator.

The advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia unexpectedly faced complications right from the start. For some reason, the Russians were well-informed about Ukraine's intentions and actively countered exactly at the points where the main strike was planned. This was reported to Informator by a source.

According to the source, the Russians even managed to launch a counterattack at the very beginning of the advance.

The source states that Russian units have reached the border with Ukraine in some areas and may have even entered the Sumy region. However, this is officially denied. Regardless, Russian military forces have repeatedly found themselves in the Sumy region before, but they have never managed to establish a foothold there. For instance, this may have happened on December 10, when analysts from the DeepState project reported on the advance of the Russians toward the village of Oleksandriya. At that time, authorities and military officials denied this statement.

The source also mentions that an investigation has begun into how Ukraine's plans for the Kursk advance became known to the enemy.

Earlier, Informator reported that an interesting development of events could occur in the Kursk region. Apparently, this is it – although, to be honest, we had something slightly different in mind.

UAF Launches Offensive in the Kursk Region

The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an offensive on January 5 in the Sudzha district of Kursk region, Russia. Ukrainian troops are advancing toward Veliky Soldatsky – an area that the Russians previously considered difficult to attack. It is known that the Ukrainian army is utilizing a significant amount of equipment for the assault.

As stated by former advisor to the governor of Kursk region Roman Alyokhin, Ukrainian fighters employed powerful electronic warfare tools. This effectively neutralized the capability of Russian drones to attack.

On January 7, analysts from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that during this offensive, the UAF made advances in the southern part of Berdin, as well as in the center of the settlements of Ruske Porichne and Novosotnytske (all located to the northeast of Sudzha). At the same time, the Russians attempted to exploit these attacks by the Ukrainian army for their own offensive in other areas of the Ukrainian salient in the Kursk region. Geolocation footage from January 5 shows that Russian troops advanced west of Mala Loknia (to the northwest of Sudzha).