According to military analyst Yuri Podolyaka, the situation in the Kursk direction on the morning of September 8, 2024, demonstrates a gradual transfer of the initiative into the hands of Russian troops. Podolyaka pays special attention to actions on the flanks of the invasion area, where Russian units are actively pressing the enemy's positions, creating a threat of encirclement.

As the analyst notes, Russian units are making active attempts to put pressure on the flanks of the Ukrainian group, which makes the enemy feel threatened from several directions at once. This is especially important given that elite Ukrainian units have been withdrawn from this section of the front and replaced by less trained units to hold positions.

In the central part of the front, from the settlements of Malaya Loknya to Martynovka, Ukrainian attacks have noticeably weakened. Podolyaka emphasizes that the offensive impulse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area has "run out of steam," which may indicate that the enemy will soon begin to have serious problems holding its positions.

The analyst also notes that despite the apparent success of the Russian units, it is too early to draw final conclusions. However, it is already obvious that the Ukrainian side may experience a shortage of resources to continue active military operations in this direction.