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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ukraine's army chief said Kyiv invaded Kursk before Russia could launch a new attack from there.</li><li>Oleksandr Syrskyi told CNN the incursion forced Russia to redeploy forces and stopped its advances.</li></ul>Ukraine's army chief said Russia had planned to launch a new cross-border attack from Kursk, but Kyiv got there first.Ukraine caught Russia off guard by launching an incursion into Russia's Kursk region on August 6, grabbing hundreds of miles of territory in just a matter of days.Ukraine's Kursk incursion "reduced the threat of an enemy offensive," Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief, Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, told <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/05/europe/ukraine-army-chief-kursk-incursion-exclusive-intl/index.html">CNN</a>. "We prevented them from acting."Syrskyi made the statement from an undisclosed location near the front lines of the fighting.He <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-captured-hundreds-square-miles-russian-territory-general-2024-8">said</a> that in under a week, Ukrainian forces had captured about 386 square miles — almost the equivalent of what Russia has captured in Ukraine this year.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/u-vijni-nemaye-vidpustok-potribna-vchasna-logistika-ogoloshe-92661">said</a> last month that one of the operation's aims was to create a "buffer zone" to prevent further Russian attacks across the border.Syrskyi told CNN that the operation aimed to stop Russia from using Kursk as a springboard for a new offensive, and to force it into redeploying its military from other areas.According to Syrskyi, they have achieved these goals, forcing Russia to redeploy tens of thousands of soldiers — including airborne assault troops — to Kursk and stopping Russian advances in the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine."Over the last six days, the enemy hasn't advanced a single meter in the Pokrovsk direction," he said, adding that Ukrainian forces have reduced Russia's capacity to maneuver and send reinforcements."In other words, our strategy is working," he told CNN.Other goals being pursued, Syrskyi added, include preventing cross-border shelling of civilian objects, taking prisoners of war, and improving the morale of troops and the country.While Syrskyi said the offensive in Kursk had achieved some of its goals, it's unclear how long Ukraine can retain control of the territory it holds, and whether it can force Russia to redeploy enough of its troops away from the main 600-mile front line in eastern Ukraine.In an interview with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-territory-seized-putin-kursk-rcna169280">NBC News</a> on Tuesday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine is planning to hold the Russian land indefinitely as part of its victory plan, which he said he will present to the country's international allies this month.According to a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-5-2024">report</a> by the Institute for the Study of War think tank on Thursday, Russian offensive operations in eastern Ukraine are likely to conclude earlier than its military anticipates due in part to operational challenges caused by Ukraine's incursion into Kursk.

Ukraine's army chief says Russia planned to launch a new attack from Kursk, but he got there first

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A new US Army unit is implementing lessons from Ukraine, Defense One reported.</li><li>It's testing new drone and electronic warfare tactics, the report said.</li></ul>In the battlefields of east Ukraine, drones and electronic warfare units have revolutionized combat, and the Pentagon is watching closely.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2024/08/army-puts-new-unit-loaded-cutting-edge-tech-test/398980/?oref=d1-homepage-top-story">According to Defense One, </a>a US Army unit, the 101st Airborne's Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company, has been tasked by US military chiefs with implementing lessons from the Ukraine.Defense One's reporter visited the unit in Fort Johnson, Louisiana.It is testing out new equipment and drawing up a new US military doctrine, the report said.Per Defense Onse, the unit is experimenting with new types of drones, counter-drone technology, electronic warfare, and other devices that could help modernize the US military."There's so many lessons to be able to take from [the Ukrainians], and a lot of it does come down to the integration of new things, like the proliferation of [drones]," Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, told the outlet.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/drone-swarms-how-emerging-tech-could-transform-future-wars-2024-3">In April, military analysts</a> told Business Insider that the Pentagon was keen to integrate lessons from Ukraine into its own military, with the impact of drones was among their focuses.The devices, which can cost as little as a few hundred dollars, have been used to devastating impact by Ukraine's military in its David-and-Goliath battle against the Kremlin's forces.They have been used to surveil enemy positions, fitted with explosives and used to attack enemy troops and armored vehicles, and even been used to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-took-out-18m-russian-helicopter-using-cheap-drone-reports-2024-8">take out Russian helicopters.</a>It means large-scale troop gatherings have become highly dangerous, as they can be <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-troops-said-gathering-large-groups-getting-blown-up-isw-2024-2">rapidly spotted and attacked</a>.In response, the Kremlin has developed its own battlefield drone capability and bolstered electronic warfare units to scramble and disrupt the Ukrainian drones.It's resulted in a cat-and-mouse game, as both sides tweak and adapt drones to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-russia-locked-cat-and-mouse-game-drone-production-official-2024-6">evade enemy defenses before electronic </a>warfare units can catch up.In February, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/02/22/ukraine-war-pentagon-lessons-learned/">The Washington Post </a>reported that the Pentagon was revising its military playbook designed for wars with militant groups such as the Taliban to refocus on the possibility of a war with a major power such as Russia or China.It reported that a team of officials was closely studying the Ukraine conflict in areas including ground maneuver, airpower, and long-range fire capability for lessons to be incorporated into the new National Defense Strategy.Part of the review, it said, is figuring out how the US infantry can incorporate small drones into its units and counter the enemy's drones and capability to surveil and target its positions using electronic signals.According to the Defense One report, the Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company is experimenting with technology such as new drones that rapidly gather data, hand-held electronic warfare devices, and technology that mimics electronic signals and can be used to divert enemy fire.

A new US Army unit is taking pointers from Ukraine on drones and electronic warfare

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia stands to lose 1.8 million troops if it takes four oblasts in Ukraine, the UK's army chief said.</li><li>Moscow has designated Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia as its own territory.</li></ul>Russia would likely take up to 1.8 million wounded and dead over five years to achieve its goal of fully capturing four major Ukrainian regions, said the new chief of the British Army.Gen. Sir Roly Walker said he'd based his estimation on the "current rate of attrition of dead and wounded" faced by Moscow's forces in Ukraine, according to UK media.He'd been answering questions on Sunday at the 2024 Land Warfare Conference run by the British think tank Royal United Services Institute."That puts them probably well north of 1.5 million people — casualties — to achieve that with untold billions of lost equipment," said Walker, per <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/ukraine-advance-will-cost-russia-over-15-million-men-says-new-head-of-army-mnb2f7gvc">The Times of London.</a>"If they carry on as they are, it would probably take the Russians five years to grind their way to their minimum objectives of the four oblasts," he added, referring to Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia.All four regions are under partial Russian control and are in relative deadlock, serving as the war's eastern and southern fronts after Ukraine repelled the Kremlin's initial northern assault toward Kyiv and Kharkiv.Russian leader Vladimir Putin <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-declares-there-4-new-regions-russia-annexation-speech-2022-9">declared the four oblasts part of his nation's territory in September 2022</a>, and attaining full control of them has been one of Moscow's major war and negotiation objectives.Ukraine is adamant that it will not cede any of these territories, two of which — Donetsk and Luhansk — have for years been home to separatist factions.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://news.sky.com/story/russia-will-take-five-years-to-capture-four-ukrainian-regions-if-they-carry-on-as-they-are-uk-army-head-13184268">Per Sky News</a>, Walker emphasized that a drawn-out war would be devastating for both sides."There have got to be more things for Russia to worry about than losing the best part of 1.5 to 1.8 million people for a slice of Ukraine with the way the world is going," he said, per the outlet."So, the big if is if the Ukrainian armed forces can keep, sustain the defense that they have," he added.Russia has been largely silent on its war losses, but Western estimates put its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-losing-1000-soldiers-a-day-against-ukraine-report-war-2024-6#:~:text=It%20said%20Russia's%20total%20number,Ministry%20of%20Defence%20for%20comment.">casualty rate as high as 1,000 soldiers</a> wounded or killed daily.UK intelligence said <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/DefenceHQ/status/1796467954907037817">in May</a> that Moscow had lost upward of 500,000 troops in the war, later estimating that another <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-army-lost-70k-soldiers-ukraine-war-uk-defense-ministry/">70,000 soldiers were lost in the months after.</a>Meanwhile, Putin said in June that almost <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/15/putin-says-almost-700k-russian-troops-fighting-in-ukraine-a85419#:~:text=Russian%20President%20Vladimir%20Putin%20said,decorated%20participants%20from%20the%20offensive.">700,000 Russians</a> are still fighting in Ukraine.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/people/roly-walker">Walker</a>, a former SAS officer who eventually became director of special forces, took on his new role as Chief of the General Staff on June 15.On Sunday, he said the UK must be ready to go to war in three years, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c035d05je2jo">per the BBC.</a>The British military aims to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/23/britain-ready-war-three-years-army-chief-warns/">double its firepower by 2027 and triple its capacity by 2030.</a>Key to Walker's concern is that Russia could seek revenge on the UK for its support of Kyiv, regardless of how the war in Ukraine plays out."It doesn't matter how it ends. I think Russia will emerge from it probably weaker objectively, or absolutely, but still very, very dangerous and wanting some form of retribution for what we have done to help Ukraine," he said, per the BBC."The point here is when you think they are down, they will come roaring back to get their vengeance," he said, per Sky News.Analysts fear that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-can-sustain-major-losses-ukraine-2-more-years-analysts-2024-2">Russia can outlast Ukraine's defense</a> through its aggressive recruitment drives and a defense manufacturing industry that's kicked into overdrive.Russia has poured <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-approves-big-military-spending-hikes-russias-budget-2023-11-27/">40% of national spending</a> into defense and security, essentially putting its economy on a war footing.

Russia would lose up to 1.8 million troops and take 5 years to capture the 4 Ukrainian regions it wants: UK army chief

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