2025 Tyotkino incursion
| 2025 Tyotkino incursion | |||||||
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In May 2025, the Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted an incursion into the territory of the Russian Federation at Tyotkino in Kursk Oblast.
Background
[edit]On August 2024, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an offensive operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast.[1] In March 2025, Russian forces launched a counteroffensive, resulting in the liberation of most of the territory that had come under Ukrainian control,[2][3] and entering Ukrainian territory in the Sumy Oblast.[4]
Incursion
[edit]The incursion near Tyotkino reportedly began in the night of 4-5 May.[5][6][7] Geolocated footage posted on 6 May indicated that Ukrainian forces had crossed the international border between Ukraine's Sumy Oblast and Russia's Kursk Oblast, advancing into the village of Tyotkino.[8] The footage depicted a Russian airstrike on a building in the southern part of the settlement. Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces had advanced no further than two streets into the settlement.[9]
The following day, geolocated footage indicated that Ukrainian forces had advanced further in the southwestern part of the settlement, along Chapayeva Street, as well as southeast of Tyotkino.[10] There were also reports among Russian sources that Ukrainian forces had taken control over the village of Novyi Put.[11][12] Both Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating the unilateral Russian ceasefire declared during the Victory Day holiday.[13] Geolocated footage posted on 10 May indicated that Ukrainian forces had advanced over an agricultural compound south of Tyotkino.[14][15]
Russian forces conducted offensive operations in Kursk Oblast on May 30 and 31. Russian sources said that Ukrainian forces attempted to attack towards Novyi Put and Tyotkino.[16] In the first week of June, the Ukrainian forces continued their attacks in the Kursk Oblast in the area of Tyotkino, Popovo-Lezhachi, Novyi Put, Vesyoloye, as well as Gornal and Guyevo.[17][18] Russian forces continued conducting ground assaults in unspecified areas of Kursk Oblast on June 11 and 12. Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces attacked from Sumy Oblast in the Glushkovo and Tyotkino (southwest of Glushkovo) directions.[19]
Analysis
[edit]According to the military blogger "Reporting from Ukraine", the incursion put extra pressure on the Russian reserves and may have forced them into an overreaction that could have led to even more serious problems such as an operational-level penetration. The blogger said the goal of the incursion was to open a fresh front, stretch Russian defenses even further, and exploit vulnerabilities, especially as Russian forces remained engaged with the Ukrainian operations in Belgorod and the initial Kursk assault.[20]
Opposing forces
[edit]Elements of Russia's 217th Guards Airborne Regiment[10][15] and of its 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment[12] reportedly operated near Tyotkino during the incursion.
References
[edit]- ^ "Zelensky confirms full capture of Russian town of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast". The Kyiv Independent. 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine loses grip on key Russian territory, as Trump says peace 'is up to Russia now'". CNN. 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Russian forces recapture Kursk, raising questions about ..." Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 12, 2025". Institute for the Study of War.
- ^ "Ukraine attacks power station amid reports of Kyiv offensive in Russia's Kursk". Reuters. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ Van Brugen, Isabel; Feng, John (6 May 2025). "Russia map shows Ukraine's surprise new cross-border incursion". NewsWeek. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Russian sources say that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched a new offensive in Kursk. The Ukrainian side is not commenting on the situation. Hereʼs what is known for now". Бабель. 7 May 2025.
- ^ Gibson, Olivia; Mappes, Grace; Harward, Christina; Novikov, Daria; Harvey, Anna; Hird, Karolina; Trotter, Nate; Runkel, William (7 May 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 7, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Day 1,170: fighting continues across front lines despite Putin's truce". Ukraine Crisis media center. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ a b Harward, Christina; Mappes, Grace; Gibson, Olivia; Novikov, Daria; Harvey, Anna; Kagan, Frederick W.; Runkel, William (8 May 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 8, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "The Armed Forces of Ukraine entered Tyotkino, Kursk Region". 24 Kanal. 8 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Ukrainian Troops May Have Crossed Into russia as Video Shows russian Airstrikes on Their Likely Positions in Tetkino, Kursk Region". Defense Express.
- ^ Evans, Angelica; Wolkov, Nicole; Harward, Christina; Mappes, Grace; Gibson, Olivia; Novikov, Daria; Kagan, Frederick W.; Runkel, William; Trotter, Nate (9 May 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 9, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Ukraine moves forward in Kursk, Russia pushes in Pokrovsk, Toretsk, and Kurakhove — ISW". The New Voice of Ukraine.
- ^ a b Evans, Angelica; Wolkov, Nicole; Gibson, Olivia; Harvey, Anna; Kagan, Frederick W.; Runkel, William (10 May 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 10, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ Novikov, Daria; Harvey, Anna; Gibson, Olivia; Harward, Christina; Barros, George (31 May 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 31, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Novikov, Daria; Evans, Angelica; Gibson, Olivia; Mappes, Grace; Olmsted, Jennie; Sobieski, Jessica; Barros, George; Trotter, Nate; Runkel, William (6 June 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 6, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Gibson, Olivia; Harvey, Anna; Harward, Christina; Barros, George; Runkel, William; Trotter, Nate (7 June 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 7, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Novikov, Daria; Mappes, Grace; Gibson, Olivia; Harvey, Anna; Olmsted, Jennie; Sobieski, Jessica; Stepanenko, Kateryna (12 June 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 12, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Frontline report: Ukraine just walked through Russia's "impenetrable" border ahead of Putin's favourite holiday". Euromaidan Press. 9 May 2025.
