Russia Withdraws Some Troops From Ukraine to Redeploy to Kursk, WSJ Reports

According to the Wall Street Journal, US officials reported that Russia is pulling back some of its military forces from Ukraine in response to Ukraine’s incursion of the Kursk region, Russia. 

The officials stated that the US is still evaluating the significance of Russia's troop movements and did not specify how many soldiers are being shifted. 

This new assessment supports claims by Ukrainian officials, who indicated that last week’s unexpected incursion into the Kursk region has diverted Russian forces from Ukraine.

Recently on August 12 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy officially stated that Ukraine is conducting an operation in the Kursk region of Russia. According to the latest data, Ukraine was controlling 74 settlements, about 1,000 km² of the territory of the Russian Federation. Zelenskyy has also stated that hundreds of Russian soldiers surrendered to Ukrainian forces.