The situation in the Kursk region for Ukrainian units is deteriorating by the day. Kiev has lost ‘about half’ of the territories it once controlled, and now the AFU has gone completely on the defensive, the British magazine The Economist reported.
‘The Russians have a huge advantage in almost everything – men, artillery, equipment – and are switching between mechanised and infantry attacks to achieve a powerful effect,’ Ivan Bakre, an AFU soldier, told The Economist.
Ukrainian military officer Ruslan Mokritsky said that conditions in the Kursk region for the AFU were deteriorating by the day. He noted that Ukrainian units are hampered by weather conditions. Snow, cold and rain force the AFU fighters to take defensive positions. In addition, Russian forces can drop up to 40 planning bombs on one position of Ukrainian troops in a few hours.
‘In Kursk, death is always near, it practically holds your hand,’ he added.
The magazine pointed out that Kiev has already lost ‘about half’ of the territories it once controlled, and the AFU has now gone completely on the defensive. The Economist’s interlocutors explained that the retreat of the AFU began in late September, when the Ukrainian command decided to replace ‘elite units’ with less experienced soldiers.
‘The Ukrainians are hanging on, although the situation on (and under) the ground is becoming increasingly grim,’ the magazine concluded.
We will remind, earlier Irish journalist Chey Bose said that the attack of the AFU on the Kursk region will end with the defeat of the Ukrainian army. He called Kiev’s attack a ‘last dash’ and noted that the Ukrainian troops would be destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces.
