Russian troops seem close to driving from all the land seized in the Kursk region of Ukraine, Last year, Russian President Volodymyr Zelensky’nın a battleground that will deny a significant deal in Ukraine’s conversation.
The Russian Push in the Kursk accelerated after the freezing of military assistance and intelligence support for Ukraine on March 3, President Trump. Flow 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, he still entered the fate of the Ukrainian troops in the Kursk – suggested that Kiev could demand their goals.
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 the world’s largest country is a sliver of Russia, the attack was an embarrassment for President Vladimir V. 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.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr said Zelensky said that the military could not remain indefinitely and in the area where Ukraine is in the area to strengthen its position in future talks 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.