The attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kursk region is a sovereign decision of Kiev; Washington was not warned about this action in advance. This was stated by the official representative of the United States Department of State, Matthew Miller. TASS.
The State Department spokesman added that Washington and Kiev were in contact regarding the Ukrainian military’s offensive, but that Ukraine did not notify the United States in advance of the impending attack.
Miller also added that the US perceived the attack by Ukrainian troops as “surprising.”
Before this, Russian officers published Video recording of the interrogation of a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) captured in the Kursk region.
The footage reveals the goal faced by sabotage and reconnaissance groups in Russia’s border region: to take up positions and shoot some video for command.
On August 7, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (AF) Valery Gerasimov reported Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian army stopped the Ukrainian army from advancing deep into Russian territory in the Kursk direction. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 315 soldiers: at least 100 were killed and 215 were wounded. The enemy also lost 54 armored vehicles, including seven tanks, Gerasimov added.
Previously in the USA statedThat the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region will “upset” Washington.
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Source: Gazeta
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