In the Kursk direction, Russian forces have intensified their assault on the critical village of Nizhny Klin, deploying North Korean reinforcements and heavy equipment in a desperate bid to regain momentum. Despite these efforts, Ukrainian defenders, leveraging mined terrain and intercepted communications, executed precision strikes on key Russian-North Korean force concentrations. A HIMARS strike on a staging area significantly disrupted the offensive, halting Russian momentum and exposing the vulnerabilities in their reliance on foreign reinforcements.

This development highlights both the growing strain on Russian resources and Ukraine's continued success in adapting to and countering evolving threats with precision and intelligence-driven tactics.

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