Ukraine prepared for the breakthrough into the Kursk region in very secretive manner.
Thick foliage in the oak and maple forests hid heavy weapons. And mock military exercises masked troop movements. Ukrainian soldiers spent the night in abandoned houses in villages, the NYT writes.
As the deputy commander of one of the Ukrainian brigades, Lieutenant Colonel Artem, told journalists, only a limited circle of military personnel knew about the plans to attack the Kursk region.
There was a very strict limit on who knew about the attack plan, the military man said.
The idea that we would actually enter Russian territory seemed incredible, the military man said.
As news of the offensive spread through the ranks, the Ukrainian army relied on the discretion of its soldiers. According to Artem, officers did not take away soldiers’ phones, hoping that they would keep the secret.
The strategy was to quickly break through the border defenses and maneuver on the roads, blocking Russian counterattacks and taking advantage of the hilly terrain in this part of Russia, interspersed with swamps and lakes, which limited the Russians’ ability to move off the road.
Source: Racurs
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