Ukraine attacks Russia’s Kursk from multiple directions in surprise assault
Ukraine attacks Russia’s Kursk from multiple directions in surprise assault
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Ukraine’s top presidential advisor, Andriy Yermak, says the fresh counterattack is what Russia deserves. Ukraine has launched a multi-pronged attack in the Russian border region of Kursk as it looks to ensure a strong negotiation position ahead of US president-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, off the back of a promise to end the war.
Ukrainian forces continued a counterattack in the Russian border region of Kursk on Monday, attacking on both the eastern and western flanks. Senior Ukrainian officials described the assaults, which began over the weekend, as “good news” as war trackers suggested the fighting was taking place in at least three sectors. The main thrust of the fighting appears to be concentrated towards the north east of Sudzha, the only city in Kursk controlled by the Ukrainians.
Unverified footage being circulated among Russian military bloggers showed what appeared to be a column of Ukrainian military vehicles on the outskirts of the village of Berdin, several miles beyond Kyiv’s control prior to the counterattack. Fighting was also taking place southeast of Sudzha and near Korenevo on the other side of the area in Kursk held by Ukraine.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s top advisor, Andriy Yermak, said these latest attacks showed that Moscow was getting what it “deserved”. The surprise attack seeks to reverse Ukraine’s decreasing hold of the region. Since Kyiv’s forces gained partial control of Kursk following a daring cross-border assault last August, Russian troops, aided by North Korean soldiers, have halved the territory held by Ukraine, albeit while suffering thousands of casualties.
