The Polesskoe offensive, also known as the Battle of Kovel, was a Soviet offensive operation, launched by the 2nd Belorussian Front at the junction of Army Group South and Army Group Center, with the goal to strike deep into the flank and the rear of Army Group Center. It was part of a greater Dnieper-Carpathian strategic offensive on the right-bank Ukraine. Thanks to these reinforcements, the Kovel Garrison was de-blockaded by the German relief forces on 5 April 1944, with Soviet forces being pushed back to the outskirts of Kovel, after which the front-lines stabilized.