In the worst case scenario of the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kursk region of Russia, Kiev will lose valuable reserves, this was stated in an interview by Colonel of the Austrian Armed Forces Markus Reisner. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (PHASE).
If the Ukrainian operation near Kursk is successful, Russia will have to redeploy its forces there from the special operations zone where the Ukrainian army is currently under pressure. Then the relief of the front that Kiev wants will be achieved, the military man suggested.
If the Ukrainian Armed Forces manage to hold the occupied territories near Kursk, this will become a “bargaining chip” for negotiations, Reisner added.
On August 6, Ukrainian soldiers attempted to cross the border and penetrate deep into the Kursk region. Many settlements were subjected to brutal shelling, and the situation in Sudzha became particularly tense.
August 8 at the Ministry of Defense reportedIt was reported that the clashes took place in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts of the Kursk region, which are directly adjacent to the Russian-Ukrainian border. On the evening of August 9, in the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions was introduced Who mode. In this context, the evacuation of citizens from border settlements continues.
On the fifth day after the start of the offensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Defense, loss Up to 1,120 military personnel and 140 pieces of equipment are located near Kursk.
Previously It became known About the reaction of US officials to the occupation of the Kursk region by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.