[3] This operation was part of the greater Dnieper–Carpathian strategic offensive, carried out on the right-bank Ukraine.

The offensive, spearheaded by the 1st and 6th Guards Cavalry Corps in the wooded marshland, succeeded in capturing important communication centers of Rovno and Lutsk.

[4] As a result of this offensive, the Soviets deeply enveloped the left flank of Army Group South.

[6] This offensive also created the so-called "Belorussian Balcony" – a German-occupied salient that protruded to the east and was over three hundred kilometers away from the front of Army Group South in the west.

[8] The Soviet 13th (Nikolai Pukhov) and 60th (Ivan Chernyakhovsky) Armies moved through gaps in the defensive line, surrounding the city.