Russian troops were able to achieve rapid success in the Kursk region thanks to a significant concentration of strike forces and tactics that Ukraine itself had previously perfected, believes military blogger "Russian Engineer", writes Forbes, quoted by FOCUS.
The publication notes that at one point Ukraine controlled about 500 square miles of Russian territory, but in just a few days the Russians managed to take almost all of it back.
Forbes points out that there are several factors that contributed to the success of Russian troops in taking back the territory. In particular, the large number of North Korean troops learned from their previous experience and became more effective. The Russians were also helped by the temporary suspension of US support for Ukraine.
But the main factor for success, according to the Russian blogger, is the use of UAVs, namely the "transition from quantity to quality" of unmanned aircraft and all other supporting forces and means.
"We can say that in modern conditions the Russian army has mastered the tactical technique of "isolation of the battlefield" with modern means. With the help of drones, the supply of Ukrainian troops was interrupted and they had no choice but to retreat," writes "Russian Engineer".
The publication recalls that it was thanks to the "drone blitzkrieg" In August 2024, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) managed to capture part of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
"Radio reconnaissance detected the operating frequencies of Russian drones flying in the area. At the beginning of the attack, these frequencies were jammed by a barrage of electronic warfare that cleared the sky of Russian reconnaissance drones, the article says.
The Russians failed to change frequencies, and Ukraine took advantage of this window by sending its own strike drones into a "continuous barrage of high-precision FPVs that came in flocks", the publication writes.
As a result, it is noted that the Russians were unable to see where the Ukrainian forces were, nor to direct artillery fire at them, nor to launch drones, so "the rapid advance of light units, rather than heavy armor, was not met with resistance".
After some time, the Russians were able to stabilize the front and stop the advance of the Ukrainian armed forces. They reportedly used a large number of new FPV drones controlled via a thin fiber optic cable to achieve this.
"They are immune to interference and nullify Ukraine's advantages in electronic warfare.
The publication writes that the Russians are now creating thousands of such optical drones and are probably stockpiling them for the next major offensive. The Russian blogger expressed his belief that Russia will have similar successes in other areas.
This thought may be premature, the publication writes, but the new drones still pose a challenge for Ukraine.
The retreat of the Ukrainian armed forces from Kursk: what is known
UNIAN reported earlier that Ukrainian troops are retreating from the Kursk region on foot and burning their own equipment. The New York Times cited analysts as saying that the evacuation of Ukrainian troops was largely on foot, as vehicles could be easy targets for enemy drones. In addition, the destroyed military equipment that littered the roads also created obstacles to retreat.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov recently reported that Ukrainian troops "continue defensive actions, controlling significant enemy territory". "In order to preserve our forces, we have carried out a planned redeployment to more advantageous defensive positions. "At the moment, no part is surrounded," the official said.
The fact that Ukrainian troops are still in part of the territory of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation is also evidenced by the map of military operations published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.