The BBC publishes five military relations sent through social media. Soldiers received nicknames to protect their identity.
From Wołodymyr, the editors received a report on March 9, i.e. before the reflection of the Sudza by the Russians. He pointed out then that he was in the city “Panic and the front breaks down”. He added that the retreat was only possible at night. During the day Russian drones Ukrainian columns on the roads absolutely destroyed.
The military also pointed out that the retreat was based on one road towards the Ukrainian Sumski District. A month ago, the crossing was to be relatively safe, but now the whole road is within the range of hostile drones.
“We have all logistics on one Sudza-Summy road. And everyone knew that the Russians would try to cut it. But this was again a surprise for our command, “emphasized Wołodymyr.
Kurski circuit. The huge advantage of Russia and the help of North Korea
On March 11, the BBC received a report from Maxim. “A few days ago we were ordered to leave the defense line as part of an organized retreat,” he pointed out. He added that Russia She gathered significant forces to bounce the city, “including a large number of North Korean soldiers.”
Military analysts estimate that Russia gathered forces even 70 thousand soldiersto reflect Kurski. This number was to be about 12 thousand. Koreans from the North.
According to Maksym, there were so many Ukrainian wrecks on the roads that “caused congestion on supply trails”.
On the same day, a soldier with nicknamed Anton described The situation in the Kurski region as “catastrophic”. First of all, he noted that Ukraine She lost her advantage in drones. Moscow is also to conduct more accurate air attacks.
The BBC refers to Western officials, according to which Kurska's offensive, he took part on the side of Ukraine 12 thousand best trained soldiers and many units of Western equipment.
Ukrainians about the construction of the “buffer zone”
13 Brand Moscow She stated that the situation in the circuit was under her “full control”.
Military Dmytro pointed out in an interview with the BBC that evacuation often took on a dramatic character. Ukrainian vehicles were attacked by several drones at the same time, and soldiers often evacuated on foot, passing through 15-20 kilometers.
On March 14, Dmytro wrote that the situation in the Kurski region “is finished” and “the operation failed”.
At the end of the BBC cited the account of Artema, who was in a military hospital on March 13 after wounds as a result of a drone. The soldier emphasized that the Ukrainians fought “like lions”. He also pointed out that the fierce resistance and surgery in the Kurski region allowed to create “buffer zone”which blocked Russia's march to the Ukrainian city of sums.
Last week, the president Wołodymyr Zelanski He stated that in his opinion Kursk's offensive “fulfilled its task” because Moscow had to withdraw some of the troops from the main line of the front in the eastern part of Ukraine.