Russian troops seem close to driving all areas seized by Ukraine in the Kursk region, a prospect of President Trump referring to a social media post on Friday.
Russian boosts in the Kursk accelerated after Mr. Trump’s 3rd March and the freezing of military assistance and intelligence support for Ukraine. Help has resumed This week, Ukraine agreed with the proposal of Trump for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia.
On Thursday, Mr. Putin said the initial support for the offer, but said there were questions that require more discussions. These questions, at a press conference, in the Kursk, in the Kursk, entered the fate of the Ukrainian troops.
Behold, how the Russian troops have been fighting in the Russian lands – and a review of Russian lands since World War II.
Why is the Kursk important?
Kursk is an area of Western Russia, which borders the Sumy region of Ukraine. Quantity It was thought that Ukraine, who has been in February 2022, a place where Ukraine’s full-scale occupation could open a new front.
However, in an action that surprised its main allies, Ukrainian troops poured a new front of the last summer and closed the Moscow’s guard.
Main purposefulOne Ukrainian Colonel, the New York Times, the Russian troops in the Eastern Donbas region of Ukraine lost the artillery of Moscow outside the Sumy region and harmed the Russian mood.
It was during the weeks of Ukraine It is constructed The authorities control about 500 square miles of crowds and a slice of kursk, which they say about 500 square miles of settlements. Although Russia’s largest country is a sliver of Russia, the aggression was embarrassed for Mr. Putin. He also surprised Ukraine’s allies, including the United States.
The most important city of Kursk, who seized Ukrainian forces, was an administrative center with a population of 5,000 people before aggression.
Analysts said that Ukraine’s attack was a gambling, struggling to defend a long frontal rig in Kiev’s troops in their territories.
Mr. Zelensky said that the servicemen could not want to remain in Russian lands and in the area where Ukraine is earned in the Kursk, Ukraine could be used to strengthen his position in future negotiations with Moscow.
How did Russia respond?
Initially, instead of separating a large number of troops to defend Kursk, Mr. Putin said that Eastern Ukraine remained Moscow’s main military focus. Russian troops continue to continue their advances in Ukraine The city of Vuhlared Push the west in October and then.
In connection with the entry of the weeks to the Kursk, Ukraine’s push was slowed, and the soldiers went to lose their place, as the Russian forces placed more.
Then, in the fall, the Russian ally gave impetus from North Korea Placed around 11,000 soldiers To Kursk to help Moscow protection. Initially, the placement of unusual Ukraine and allies. However, North Korean troops had a wave after heavy losses and was a while withdrawn from the front line.
In recent weeks, Russia forces, with the help of North Korean fighters, quickly advanced in the Kursk, using drones and fighter planes to sort the most part of Ukraine.
With the sign of updated military confidence, Mr Putin visited a team post The Kremlin said at the Cursmine on Tuesday.
Ukraine’s best military commander, General Oleksandr Syrsky, opposed the fact that Ukraine was immediately withdrawn from the region. On Tuesday, Ukrainian troops “will be restructured as long as the line in the Kursk region is reasonable and necessary,” he said.
Thursday, Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed that his forces rejected to Sudza. There was no comment from Ukraine immediately. If confirmed, Russian advances will leave only small pockets of Russian lands along the border under Ukraine.
Weighing Trump in the Kursk
President Trump’s truths said on Friday, thousands of Ukrainian troops were completely covered by Russian military forces. ” This, in the Kursk district of Ukrainian soldiers – independent analysts and citing Russian allegations in allegations that Ukraine’s military officials protested they rejected.
Mr Putin offered to ask Russia to be able to deliver Russia peacefully to the Ukrainian conducting soldiers in the Kursk’s Kursk.
“I wanted President Putin, Mr. Trump wrote in the truth.
Maria Varenikova and Anton Troianovski Contributing report.
