Kursk operation is just beginning - Ukrainian General Malomuzh

He stated this on Espreso TV.

"We are discussing non-standard actions and warfare strategies. We need to shift from the prolonged war strategy imposed by Russia and adopt a new art of warfare. Efficiency is achieved through operations that Russia does not anticipate, which are both sensitive and systemic. One such operation is the actions in the Kursk direction. We have prepared forces and resources where Russia did not expect them by conducting diversionary strikes," Malomuzh said.

According to him, Russia focused on 10 directions in Ukraine but was unprepared for systematic counteraction in the Kursk direction due to the lack of powerful military formations and fortifications. Russian troops there had no combat experience and were not ready for war, so they either fled or surrendered.

"Members of the Russian National Guard fled along with those from such mythical organizations as Akhmat. Additionally, representatives of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), who had previously claimed to be holding their positions, have also left these territories. This is an alternative approach, but many more such operations are needed to disorient the enemy. The goal is to force Russia to redeploy troops, allowing us to strike strategically where they do not expect it. In the long run, we should begin measures to liberate our territories. This is just the beginning, and I believe it is a success," Malomuzh emphasized.

What is known about cross-border incursion in Russia’s Kursk region

On August 6, the authorities of Russia's Kursk region stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly tried to break through the Russian border, but were allegedly pushed back. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that "the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group retreated to its territory.”

Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate refused to comment on the statements regarding the Kursk region. However, NV media, citing its own source in Ukrainian intelligence, wrote that the events in the Kursk region "definitely did not involve fighters of the Russian Volunteer Corps, who are fighting as part of Ukraine's Armed Forces.”

The Institute for the Study of War noted that the Russian Defense Ministry, acting governor of the Kursk region Alexei Smirnov, and some propagandists have different versions of the events in the Kursk region.

On August 7, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin convened the Russian military leadership to discuss the situation in the Kursk region, which he called a "large-scale provocation." At the time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called on the international community to "strongly condemn the Kyiv regime's criminal attacks on Russian territory."

On the same day, Russian media reported that workers at the Kursk nuclear power plant feared that the plant's management had not prepared for a possible attack by the Ukrainian armed forces.

Additionally, in the Kursk region, the Russians have started forming UAV operator units from civilians, providing them with up to 10 hours of training. On August 7, a state of emergency was introduced in the Kursk region.

On August 8, the Institute for War Studies reported that Ukrainian troops confirmed advancing up to 10 km deep into the Kursk region as mechanized offensives continued.