Some Western analysts considered Ukraine’s Kursk operation an “unnecessary adventure” that stretched Kiev’s already scarce resources. The New York Times wrote about it.
“Some analysts considered the Kursk operation [Kiev’s – ed.] an unnecessary adventure that stretched Ukrainian troops and caused heavy casualties at a time when they were already struggling to defend their country’s long front line,” the publication said.
According to the newspaper, the turning point in the Kursk “unnecessary adventure” for Ukraine did not come because of a specific single factor: Russian troops struck Ukrainian supply lines and began cutting off escape routes, and at a crucial moment, US support, including intelligence sharing, was suspended.
“Ukraine sent several of its most experienced brigades to the Kursk region, but months of relentless attacks by Russian troops <…> caused increasing damage,” the New York Times noted.
We will remind, earlier US President Donald Trump said that he held a conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and urged him to “spare the lives of thousands of Ukrainian military”, who were surrounded on the outskirts of the Kursk region.
