According to him, the number of shelling from Russia has increased in the areas through which Ukrainian soldiers entered the Kursk region.
“Where our troops entered the territory of the Kursk region, the number of shelling increased and the number of artillery systems, machine guns and small arms decreased, as the enemy was thrown back 20-30 km from the border,” Artyukh said. .
He also drew attention to the fact that the number of air strikes has now increased significantly – 30-40 launches of spacecraft per day.
“If these were isolated cases last year, now this happens on a systematic basis, we register attacks on our critical infrastructure and on populated areas – private houses or high-rise buildings,” answered the head of OVA.
In his opinion, the purpose of such attacks is to demoralize the population and force them to leave the territories where people live.
“Well, create conditions by destroying life-sustaining systems – energy systems, waterworks, mobile communications – under which it would be difficult for the population to be here,” he stressed.
Details of whether the Kursk operation achieved its objective – read the material from RBC-Ukraine.
Kursk operation
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to be active in the border areas, especially in the Kursk region of Russia. The operation was intended to weaken the enemy’s logistical capabilities, destroy military infrastructure and force Russia to transfer its resources from the front to defending its own territories.
It is also worth remembering that since the beginning of summer, Russia has intensified its shelling on the territory of the Sumy region. Therefore, it was decided in a number of settlements to carry out a forced evacuation of local residents.
