The Russian military continue to transfer forces from less priority sections of the front line in the occupied regions of Ukraine to the front line in Kursk region, the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports in a summary for August 25.

“The Russian military command recently redeployed elements of the 56th VDV Regiment from the Robotyne area in western Zaporizhia Oblast to Kursk Oblast … Russia appears to have redeployed elements of the 810th and 155th naval infantry brigades from the frontline in northern Kharkiv Oblast and likely redeployed elements of the 11th VDV Brigade from the wider Chasiv Yar area,” the report reads.

ISW has not yet observed reports of elements of the 51st VDV Regiment fighting in Kursk Oblast, but the fact that the 51st VDV Regiment commander briefed Putin alongside the commanders of other units that have recently redeployed elements to Kursk Oblast.

“The Russian military command is resisting operational pressures to redeploy forces away from its high priority offensive effort to seize Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and will likely continue to draw forces from lower priority offensive operations elsewhere throughout the theater to defend in Kursk Oblast,” ISW reports.

Analysts note that reports from the Russian side about allegedly recently restored positions in Kursk region arose due to the fact that Russian forces operate in certain areas of the Ukrainian salient in Kursk region, since Ukrainian forces do not control the entire territory on which they are advancing. In particular, there have been reports of fighting in Malaya Loknya, although they do not prevent Ukrainian forces from operating deeper in Kursk region in this direction.

At the same time, Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces continued attacking near Russkoye Porechnoye, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, and Martynovka (all northeast of Sudzha).

In turn, Russian troops advanced near Toretsk in Donetsk region and southwest of Donetsk, the ISW report says.