 Russians do not know where to expect a counter-offensive. The situation on the Kursan front is tense, and Russian troops are mining the left bank of the Nipro River to prevent the Ukrainians from crossing the river for further liberation of the territories. Natalia Humeyuk, spokesperson for the Defence Forces of the South, said it. The enemy continues to fire despite the fact that it still feels the pressure from our side and tries to take up positions very carefully because it feels uneasy in this area that we are working on, she added. According to Humeyuk, Russian forces are closely mining the left bank of the Nipro River in order to prevent Ukrainian Defence Forces from crossing the river and further land. Spokesperson for the Defence Forces of the South also pointed to the evacuation of the local population as confirmation that the invaders are trying to set up a defence line, but their panic is visible and consists in the fact that they do not know from which direction to expect the maximum force of the attack and that is why they are dispersing their efforts both on the Zaporizia and Kursan fronts. Natalia Humeyuk said. Oleksandr Tolokonikov, the spokesperson for the Kursan Oblast Military Administration, stated in advance that the Russian soldiers on the left bank of Kursan Oblast, which is occupied, are constantly wearing body armour and carrying weapons and their mood is very depressed.