Ukraine Kursk offensive: What Kyiv stands to gain and lose in surprise counter-attack on Russian soil
Ukraine Kursk offensive: What Kyiv stands to gain and lose in surprise counter-attack on Russian soil
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Russian military commentators say they are ‘worried’ about the multipronged Ukrainian attack in the border region of Kursk. Ukraine has launched a surprise fresh counterattack in the Russian border region of Kursk as it looks to gain the most territory it can ahead of possible peace negotiations – with incoming US president Donald Trump saying he wants to end the war as soon as possible.
The attack started over the weekend, with unverified footage circulated by Russian military bloggers showing a column of Ukrainian tanks and armoured personnel carriers heading towards the village of Berdin, a small area outside of what Ukraine currently controls in Kursk.
Kyiv’s military has not officially acknowledged a fresh offensive, months after an initial incursion that caught Russia on the hop and allowed Ukraine to capture a swathe of Russian lands in the region. The head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yermak, said: “Kursk region, good news, Russia is getting what it deserves.”.
Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the Ukrainian Centre for Countering Disinformation, an official body, said Ukrainian forces had launched surprise attacks against Russian forces in several locations across Kursk, months after launching its incursion in the region.
Russian military bloggers, who are under the control of the Kremlin but sometimes speak more openly about the difficulties facing Moscow’s troops, suggested on the Telegram messenger app that some of their forces were “worried” about the assault.
