Offensive Cancelled! Massive Build-up Struck with HIMARS! - RFU News

[TexasTowelie]

Today there are a lot of important updates from the Sumy direction.

Here, along the Sumy border, Ukrainian forces lured Russian units into counterattacks and then traced their movements back to hidden staging grounds across Kursk. With their positions exposed, HIMARS batteries struck hard, delivering devastating blows to troop concentrations, command posts, and infrastructure critical to Russia’s planned offensive.

Over 50 thousand Russian troops have been deployed to the Kursk region along the northern border with Sumy, signaling clear preparations for a full-scale offensive. Ukrainian commanders in the area have confirmed the buildup, noting that these forces are being readied for large-scale operations aimed at breaching the Sumy region’s defenses. The massive Russian forces concentration here underscores their conviction that they can still achieve victory through overwhelming manpower and renewed offensives.

To neutralize this threat as much as possible, Ukrainians needed to eliminate these large forces concentrations before they had the opportunity to move to the frontline. To accomplish this, Ukrainians launched attacks on the eastern flank of Tyotkino to force a Russian redeployment and draw forces away from the town itself. By threatening a potential outflank, they put pressure on Russian positions while conducting swift rotations to keep fresh troops and equipment on the front line. This way, Ukrainians also improve their defensive position against Russian pressure across this section of the front, while their main offensive units threatens a two-pronged assault on Tyotkino.

Combat footage from the area shows Ukrainian armored vehicles rotating efficiently, one withdrawing to resupply while another engages Russian positions, ensuring constant pressure on enemy lines. This tactic prevents Russian forces from massing at strongpoints and forces them into improvised defensive positions in open terrain. As Russian troops rushed forward to plug gaps and prevent a Ukrainian breakthrough, many were eliminated by FPV drone strikes. Even attempts to move in small groups of two or three failed to evade detection, as drones continued targeting them with precision. However most importantly, Ukrainians traced these movements, revealing the locations of Russian troop concentrations and command posts, opening the door for devastating Ukrainian strikes.

This critical intelligence allowed HIMARS crews to lock in their targets and strike several Russian military bases simultaneously. Footage confirms that Ukraine hit two Russian deployment points in Lgov and Rylsk, as local residents report large numbers of casualties among Russian soldiers being taken away in the aftermath. Russians were also spotted gathering their forces in an abandoned hospital building, as the strike completely devastated the building and any Russian soldiers inside. Ukrainians also targeted Russian command posts, to disrupt the Russian offensive preparations and inflict severe losses. Moreover, as reported previously, one of the victims of the recent strikes was the deputy commander of 155th Marine Brigade who was reportedly eliminated by a precision strike on his command post in Rylsk.

These strikes show that Ukrainians are already draining Russian reserves even before they can launch their offensive. They are disrupting Russian preparations and inflicting losses, further limiting what they can achieve. If Russians redeploy their forces further to the rear to try and stay undetected, these forces will not be able to respond quickly to sudden breakthroughs or Ukrainian assaults. This gives Russians a painstakingly tough dilemma, either Russians will have to station their forces much further to the rear, or they must take the blows dealt to them by Ukrainian strike teams, betting on their numbers being enough to still make a breakthrough despite the heavy damage.

Overall, the Ukrainians managed to lure the Russians to expose their forces in the open to discover their critical infrastructure, resulting in a series of devastating precision strikes. Intensification of Ukrainian assaults in Tyotkino incursion will inevitably leave Russians with no other option but to deploy more forces to this area, exposing further forces concentration points to Ukrainian observation and strike teams. As Ukrainians continue to scout behind Russian lines, additional strikes seem inevitable. Furthermore, as Russians suffer logistical strains by deploying and concentrating so such many troops, any movement will be nearly impossible to hide.

[yankee87]

1. Ukraine Military

I know Ukraine is getting help from NATO, but they are running circles around Russia. I can’t believe how deficient the Russian military commanders are.

[erronis]

2. Guessing the intelligent russian military officers have been mainly eliminated - not by the war

but by the russian apparatus and hatred of independent thinkers.

[yankee87]

3. History repeating

Just like Stalin killing all generals before WWII