General Oleksandr Syrski stated in an interview with “Le Monde” that the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk Oblast was inevitable. Otherwise, the occupying forces could have penetrated Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts.
– I had no choice but to perform this surgery. At the same time I had to interrupt the offensive on Kharkov, reduce pressure on all fronts and prevent the opening of a new front to Sumy – Syrski explained.
War in Ukraine. General Syrski on the offensive near Kursk
– That's why I decided to launch an offensive where the enemy had a weak point, z very few soldiers to guard the border – General Syrski further explained.
The military assessed that these actions weakened the offensive potential of Russian troops and reduced the intensity of attacks, “with the exception of Pokrovsk and Kurakhov.”
In August 2024 army Ukraine entered the Kursk Oblastoccupying the first Russian territories in the war that has been going on for almost three years. The Ukrainian army controlled the 12 by 40 km zone in which it is located 28 Russian towns.
War in Ukraine. The offensive near Kursk is weakening
As reported by the British weekly “The Economist”, Ukraine has already lost half of the occupied country Russia territory. All units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk Oblast are currently on the defensive.
The retreat began when in late September. Ukraine replaced elite units with less experienced ones.
In November Vladimir Putin appointed by the Russian army the goal of driving Ukrainians out of the Kursk region by January 20i.e. the moment the president-elect took power in the USA Donald Trump.
Source: “Le Monde” / suspilne.media
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