A high-ranking official working in General Staff Ukrainy reported that Ukraine is doing increasingly worse in the Kursk Oblast, which it attacked in August this year. It has already lost 40 percent. territory it previously controlled.
– At most we controlled about 1,376 square kilometers, now of course this area is smaller. The enemy is intensifying counterattacks and we currently control about 800 square kilometers. We will hold this territory as long as it is militarily appropriate, the source said.
War in Ukraine. Russia is trying to counterattack in the Kursk Oblast
To strengthen counteroffensive, Russia sent approximately 59,000 to the Kursk region. soldiers. A Reuters source adds that 11,000 people also arrived there. military from North Korea. There are approximately 575,000 soldiers from Russia throughout Ukraine, and this number is expected to increase to 690,000. – added the source.
Ukraine hit Kursk Oblast in August. In this way, Kiev intended to stop Russian attacks in eastern and north-eastern Ukraine, force Russia to withdraw its troops gradually advancing in the east, and provide additional opportunities to exert pressure in future peace negotiations.
War in Ukraine. Kurachowe is 70% surrounded.
Russians are also attacking more and more intensively on Ukrainian territory. An official from the headquarters said that the city region was most at risk at the moment Kurachowe in the Donetsk region. It is part of an important logistics hub. Russian troops are advancing at a rate of 200-300 meters a day. The city is already 70 percent surrounded.
Military expert Władysław Seleniow stated that the city could not be maintained. – We have practically no means of subsistence units. If we ask ourselves what is more important – the lives of soldiers or the territory – we must focus on our lives – he said on the RBK-Ukraina website.
Reserve Colonel Oleg Zhdanov also spoke about the difficult situation of the units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces south of Kurakhov. The Ukrainian military officer pointed out that not only the city is currently the target of the offensive, but also the villages in the surrounding area. There are also Ukrainians there they may fall into a trap.
Source: Reuters, RBK-Ukraine