Russia expelled Ukrainian troops from two towns in Kursk and took control of them (AP)
The Russian Defense Ministry reported this Wednesday that the Armed Forces had expelled Ukrainian troops from two towns in the region of Kurskso, later, they took control again. “The units of the Sever (North) military group continued their offensive, within the framework of which They liberated the towns of Nóvaya Soróchina and Pokrovski“, they indicated in the daily war report from the portfolio.
Both sites, located northwest of Sudzha, had been occupied by Russian troops at the beginning of the war but, after months of fighting, they were recovered by kyiv on August 6, when officials They unexpectedly broke out with a major offensive. Despite the initial success of the action, the wear and tear of recent weeks and Moscow’s response led to the towns falling into enemy hands again just over two months later.
The Russian Army broadcast videos on its Telegram channel in which it showed its arrival in one of the towns, which looked completely devastated for the fighting and practically empty in his presence. Many have even compared these images with those of Vugledar, Vovtchansk, Avdiivka and Bakhmut, which were on the front line of attack for months.
Despite this takeover, Ukraine continues to have a presence in the region and fights daily against the enemy (REUTERS)
While the seizure of the towns was known, the Russian authorities reported the approval for the creation of a new department of Reconstruction and Development of the Border Region of the Kursk Oblast Governmentwith the aim of restoring some executive bodies of the regional government.
However, Ukraine continues to have a strong presence in the city of Sudzha and keeps nine of its brigades in the vicinity of Daryino, Novi Put, Lyubimovka and Plekhovowhere the confrontations with the enemy continue. Likewise, it continues with its offensives on important Russian points, which allow it to weaken its attack force.
For example, during the early hours of the morning, the Army Drone Systems Forces reached an important weapons depot and “tens of thousands of ammunition” located in the Russian region of Brianskwhere it was kept various artillery and Iranian missiles which would later be used against Ukraine. “Drone Systems Forces continue to undermine the enemy’s offensive potential and bring us closer to victory”celebrated in kyiv.
Ukraine attacked an arms depot in Russia with drones (REUTERS)
Likewise, in the midst of this situation, Volodimir Zelensky received important news from the European Union: finally, the member states of the block They endorsed the use of frozen Russian assets to assist their country. As indicated in a statement, the EU will provide up to 35,000 million euros to the loan of 46.5 billion euros which had been agreed upon by the partners of the G7which will be financed with interest on Moscow money frozen in European accounts.
Although the package was agreed at ambassadorial level and has yet to be endorsed by ministers and the European Parliament, it is an exceptional macro-financial assistance loan in the almost three years of war, which the Ukrainian president himself has valued as “a big step forward”.
(With information from AFP, EFE and Europa Press)
