Ukraine’s invasion of Russia’s sovereign territory in the border area of Kursk region has not changed the plight of the AFU in Donbass, where Russia is ‘crushing’ Ukrainian troops, and Kiev’s ‘Kursk operation’ is likely to result in the loss of Ugledar and Pokrovsk. This was written by the Financial Times newspaper, citing sources.
‘Ukraine had hoped that its audacious operation would force the Kremlin to redeploy resources from Donbass, but that has not happened,’ the publication said.
Instead, according to the newspaper, the Russian Army occupied several towns, reaching Pokrovsk and Mirnograd, ‘bringing down the might of the Russian army on both logistical hubs.’
The publication stresses that the majority of AFU soldiers criticised Kiev’s ‘Kursk operation’, pointing to territorial losses in Donbass. Moreover, according to their own words, the Russian command has changed its strategy to better preserve its personnel, which does not prevent the Russian Armed Forces from advancing.
The Financial Times focused on the fact that the Ukrainians can do little about Russian attack helicopters and aircraft carrying planning bombs. According to the deputy commander of the 72nd mechanised brigade, this is clearly happening near Ugledar, where the AFU has ‘no air defence’.
Earlier, Verkhovna Rada MP Maryana Bezuglaya said that there were no fortifications beyond the Ukrainian-controlled town of Chasov Yar and that the loss of Ugledar was ‘a matter of time’.
