The Russians are taking troops from everywhere but Donbas, at least for now. Kursk is great for morale and God knows Ukraine needed a boost, but some of the soldiers I speak to out in Donbas are still quite unhappy about Kursk as they could really do with elite special forces down there.”
A meeting on the situation in the Kursk region. We discussed key issues. Security, humanitarian aid and the establishment of military commandant’s offices, if necessary,
What I suspect they are watching for is this: is the power still strong? Does the old man still have it in him?”
I see that this situation at least forced the initiative from the Russian side,
However, Ukraine has no intention of claiming someone else’s land,
Current events are, of course, intensifying the crisis,
I would say that the Ukrainians have tried to give the Russians a dose of their own medicine: to cause some uncertainty in Russia, and perhaps to question the competence of the Russian military,
If the U.S. had given the green light to the ATACMS, their use on Russian territory, I think the British and perhaps the French would have followed suit with their cruise missiles that they have supplied to Ukraine,
The grouping of defense forces continues to conduct an offensive operation on the territory of the Kursk region,
I think Washington is the main problem here,
I think these weapons would be useful in this offensive, including for striking Russian command posts, logistics hubs or other targets further away than HIMARS can reach,
And of course, the real scourge of the Russian army is the HIMARS, which turn into ashes a huge amount of weapons, equipment and personnel of the Russian army,
It’s a big surprise for the West that Ukraine had gathered such a capability for an offensive action. I think it was a surprise to many in Kyiv, actually,
The bolder the partners’ decisions, the less Putin can do,
Zelenskyy’s regime has not achieved its main goal – to distract Russian armed forces from Donbas and Slobozhanshchina,
They have grabbed territory, they have mixed up Russian overall plans, but this offensive in the north and this breakthrough has not yet brought strategic fruit,
People around the world will note that Ukraine has really showed skill, great operational security ... excellent planning and, above all, excellent execution of that plan,
The bottom line is that Ukraine has surprised the world again, showing Russia’s weak spots,
Hundreds of Russian servicemen have already surrendered, and all of them will receive humane treatment — they did not experience such treatment even in their own Russian army."
The fact is that Russia has used the Kursk and Belgorod regions, as well as Belarus, to launch lethal air and ground attacks on Ukraine, and 'active defense' across the border is a legitimate strategy,