The process continues without stopping war between Ukraine and Russia. On day 905 of the conflict, Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops continue the offensive in Kursk and announced full control of the Russian city of Sudzha. But the attack has further advanced over the past few hours, as confirmed by Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrsky: “The troops of the offensive group continue to fight and have advanced in some areas by one to three kilometers towards the enemy.” Fighting has continued along the entire front line, with the Kiev military saying it hopes to take “a lot of prisoners” from an ongoing battle in the village of Mala Loknya, about 13 kilometers (8 miles) from the border.
According to what was reported by Russia, through the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, Ukraine has destroyed a bridge on the Seim River In the Glushkovsky districtin the Kursk region, with US-made Himars rockets. This version cannot be independently confirmed, but according to the state news agency Tass the destruction of the bridge would hinder the evacuation of residents of the Glushkovsky district. Kiev also aims to put pressure on Moscow regarding negotiations and the incursion of a group of fighters into the region is not surprising. Belgorod in parallel with the expansion of the offensive in Kursk. The military, however, encountered strong resistance from the Russians.
An action, the Ukrainian one, which caught Russia completely off guard and it is no coincidence that the muscular position of Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin, in fact, accused Moscow of Born and Western intelligence services to have helped Ukraine plan the incursion into the border region: “The operation in the Kursk region was also planned with the participation of NATO and Western intelligence services” after they predicted the imminent collapse of the “Kiev regime”, the attack of the Russian presidential aide, Nikolai Patrushev. Going into the details of the offensive, Kiev troops advanced for 35 kilometers and took control of 1,150 square meters of territory, reaching 82 localities.
As already highlighted in conjunction with the start of the attack, Ukraine reiterated that the advance in Kursk is a military tool to convince Russia to start a fair negotiation process. According to Zelensky’s advisor, Myjailo PodolyakRussian public opinion is starting to change since the war has reached deep into the territory of the Federation. Podolyak added: “Ukraine is not interested in occupying Russian territories. This is obvious. Because Ukraine is waging an exclusively defensive war, strictly within the framework of international law, but if we talk about potential negotiations, I emphasize potential, we will have to bring Russia to the table. On our terms. We are absolutely not going to beg. Instead, we have effective and proven means of coercion.”
But there is another aspect that should not be underestimated. This surprise attack could leave Kiev short of defensive forces, just think of the Donetsk. The spotlight is on the city of Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub in the region, where the Russian army is rapidly advancing. Everything could change at any moment and the situation is particularly delicate, emblematic of Putin’s move to gather the permanent members of the Russian Security Council to discuss “new technical solutions” to be used in the war. Another open dossier is that of the border between Ukraine and Belarus: Minsk Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin denounced Kiev’s continuous drone activity, including in violation of Belarusian airspace.
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