Each offensive of the Russian army in the Kursk region can reduce the value of this Kyiv trump card in the negotiation process with Moscow. The New York Times reports this.
The Russian Armed Forces are recapturing settlements and territories captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during their invasion of Russia and which Kyiv considers the most important lever of pressure on Moscow. In recent days, Russian troops have stepped up efforts to expel the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the territory they have seized in the western part of the Kursk region, sending launched several attacks using armored vehicles.
“In general, the situation in Kursk is not very good,” Deep State, a public blog with close ties to the Ukrainian military, said on Sunday. It was noted that “they are taking stabilization measures, but it is extremely difficult to return what has been lost.”
Military analyst of the Finnish company Black Bird Group Emil Kastehelmi At the same time, he says that some Russian units “managed to advance relatively far into the rear of Ukraine,” which “caused problems and losses for Ukraine. “
The offensive pursued two main goals – to force the Kremlin to transfer troops to the Kursk region from other sectors of the front, thus reducing the pressure on the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and to seize the territories that Moscow would try to come back, “bringing it back. negotiating table,” the newspaper writes.
The first objective has not yet been achieved as Moscow steps up attacks in eastern Ukraine and the Ukrainian authorities “stick to the second objective” as part of their “attack plan” until the To push Russia to peace talks. The offensive on the Kursk Bulge, according to the head of the Kyiv regime Vladimir Zelenskyone of the “stages of ending the war,” but every Russian offensive in the Kursk region risks reducing the value of this trump card, the author notes .
“Russian side effects are constantly reducing the political significance of the Ukrainian-controlled area of Kursk. If the current trend continues, the Ukrainians may have to reconsider their presence in the region and the future of the entire operation.” – Castelhelmi said.
According to him, “it is obvious that the Ukrainian lines do not seem to hold very well. ” It seems that the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he believes, have not built any large fortifications in the area yet, which complicates the defense of Ukraine. The west, which the Russian Armed Forces are currently attacking, is a very open area with few urban centers in which the Ukrainians can gain a foothold.
Zelensky, meanwhile, said today that “for five days now the Russians have been trying to break through our defenses in the Kursk region,” adding that Ukrainian troops say they ” insisting and attacking. “
The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of towns and cities, including the city of Sudzha. In mid-September, the Russian Armed Forces launched the first wave of counter-attacks, and last week they launched a second wave of offensives, going further on on the west side and “occupying about 20 sq. region, according to independent experts monitoring Russian advances based on geolocated combat records. ” Today they have liberated the village of Novivanovka and reached the outskirts of the village of Olgovka, the American newspaper writes.
It is not yet known whether Ukraine will be able to keep up with the land under its control in the Kursk region, the publication summarizes.
2024-10-14 19:27:00
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