Russia’s military said today that its forces had repelled attacks by Ukrainians on four communities in its region Kursk and, at the same time, they brought under their control a strategically important logistical hub, as he described it, the city of New York in eastern Ukraine.
Her capture New Yorkif confirmed by Ukraine, would mark another success for Moscow in its bid to seize the entirety of Donetsk province, even as it battles to fend off a Ukrainian invasion of Kursk.
Ukraine says it has seized an area of 1,250 square kilometers and controls 92 Russian settlements after invading Kursk on August 6 in one of its boldest and most surprising counterattacks.
Russia has vowed to “crush” the invasion, but there is no indication so far that it is close to achieving that goal.
“Reconnaissance operations and investigations continue to identify and destroy enemy saboteur groups in forested areas, who attempted to penetrate deep into Russian territory.” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement. It also claimed that Russian warplanes struck groups of Ukrainian soldiers and war material on the Ukrainian side of the border.
According to Moscow, the Ukrainians are attempting attacks near the settlements of Borki, Korenevo, Kremianoye and Ruskaya Kanapeelka. Reuters was unable to independently verify these reports.
“In the Kursk region, the tense situation continues along the entire front line. Enemy attacks, with armored phalanxes in many areas, come under fire from Russian armed forces tanks and air force”reported Rybar, a popular Russian blogger-military analyst.
The invasion has boosted Ukrainian morale and Kiev believes that seizing territory and taking Russian prisoners of war will be to its advantage in a possible negotiation. But independent military analysts say Ukraine is taking a risk by withdrawing some of its most effective combat units from the front line of defense on the eastern front, where Russia continues to advance.
The Ukrainians have not confirmed the capture of New York. The General Staff of the Army admitted that Russian forces are launching attacks near this city but that the Ukrainian army is “strongly resisting”.
Zelensky: “The situation is difficult”
President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that the situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine, near the strategic supply hub of Pokrovsk and also close to Toretsk is “difficult”.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian army announced in a Facebook post that since the beginning of the day, 14 combat clashes have been reported in the Toretsk region and 34 in the Pokrovsk sector.
The Ukrainian president also said that a balance is needed between the mobilization process and the functioning of the war-ravaged economy.
Responding to a worker’s question during a visit to an industrial plant in Kropyvnytskyi in central Ukraine, Zelensky said that paying jobs are vital to soldiers’ wages and Ukraine’s defense efforts.
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