Dmitry Medvedev wrote on Telegram that no one needs a nuclear conflict because of its terrible consequences.
He pointed out that this is why Russia made no decision on such an attack. He added that Moscow has formal grounds to use nuclear weapons, e.g. due to Ukrainian operation in the Russian Kursk regionbut remains patient.
In his post, Medvedev threatens to transform Kiev into “a big melted stain“if Russia's patience runs out.
War in Ukraine. Russians counterattack in Kursk region
The Institute of War Studies, based on geolocation data, indicates that Russian forces They retook positions to the north-east from Korieniewo, about 100 km from Kurska.
“Russian military bloggers reported that Russian forces launched a counterattack near Koreniev” – we read in the think-tank report.
The current situation of Ukrainian troops in Kursk Oblast was also discussed by the American ISW ​​expert George Barros. According to the analyst, the Russians have taken first attempts at mass action assault forces, but these are not forces that could achieve success quickly.
– This is not a change in Russian tactics. We continue to see how Russian troops they work in small groups company-sized. The size, scope, and prospects of the Russian counterattack are unclear. The Kremlin may try to eliminate the Ukrainian army in winter, he said.