Smie Oblast of Ukraine – Ukrainian seven-month run for the Russian Kursk province is on the verge of collapse after Moscow's troops broke Kiev's line of defense near the Russian town of Suda on Friday, the Post learned.
As Ukrainians fought against the floods of Russian drones, missiles, artillery and gliding bombs without access at the US intelligence news on Thursday night, the Kremlin forces were able to overcome the battlefield that kept them at bay for more than six months, the highest embarrassment to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Glide bombs, Shahed, and [first-person view] The drone said Colonel Alexander Kabanov, deputy commander of the Electronic Warfare Battalion of the 15th Artillery Brigade.
Kursk's second military commander added that “there is no specific information” but “the Russians' eight to ten dune buggies have broken over two to three.” [Ukrainian] Location of the region.
“Behind these positions the land was empty. [and undefended]so they made a quick attack – covered with cannons and drones from the rear – and cut off that part. ”
The Ukrainian office of the Chief of the General Staff and a spokesman for Operation Kursk declined to comment on the article.
A few days ago, the troops fighting in Kursk said Kyiv could abandon its bold operation soon two weeks from now, and could cite limited access inside and outside the region.
The invasion began on August 19th, when Ukrainian forces pushed the border separating the Smie and Kursk spheres.
The surprising nature of the attack “has made it possible to create breakthroughs in a short period of time and occupy large territory,” Kabanov said.
“The enemy of the response was able to shift important forces and measures to slow and stop the advancement of the Ukrainian Defence Force,” he added.
The campaign was successful initially because it deflected the Russian army and slowed them down in more strategically important areas, but Kabanov also admitted it excluded important Ukrainian talent from those fights.
“It was likely that a greater effect was expected,” he said, adding that Ukraine's “winning” was the “political and psychological effect” of Putin's Kursk campaign.
“Catching Sudzha is an accomplishment and a specific demonstration of strength and abilities,” says Kabanov. “Did this actually achieve anything in the long run? As we see – no.”
Some troops in Kursk who asked to remain anonymous believe Kiev's fight to control seized Russian territory is “political,” adding that the operation is causing a higher casualty rate than is worth.
“It is clear that the number of forces and equipment associated with the strength of the combat is high, as the issue of pushing troops out of the Kursk region is fundamentally important for Russia compared to other regions and conflicts,” Kabanov said.
So, Paul Schwennesen, a US military veteran and strategist who had previously volunteered for the Ukrainian army in Kursk, said that retreat from Russia would be “almost a loss of morale” for Ukraine.
Schwennesen, director of Global Strategic Decision Group, said:
Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky maintained hope that the Russian region could be exchanged to acquire a portion of Ukrainian territory in a potential peace settlement with Moscow.
But last week's Trump administration's actions — suspending Monday night's night shipping and cutting off sharing of intelligence news — tied Kiev's hands behind the back, Ukraine and American defense experts say.
Putin also publicly rejected the concept of land exchange, saying he would not exchange parts of Russian land in a settlement – he would not make any other concessions either.
Meanwhile, the Washington-based War Institute said, “The Ukrainian army has recently moved towards Pokrovsk.” A strategically important position in the southeastern Ukraine.
However, according to the Institute's assessment, the Russian military has also recently “at the direction of Kupiansk, Borova, Shivak, Pokrovsk and Krahoob.”
“Putin and other Kremlin officials have explicitly refused to make concessions to future peace talks or accept peace proposals from the US, Europe or Ukraine, while the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has rejected the possibility of a ceasefire negotiated on March 6,” the institute said in an analysis of the war over the last three years.
Still, the Ukrainian army says it is not intending to abandon a major battle for its independence and sovereignty.
“What options do you have?” said the Ukrainian defender, whose post was embedded in Smee Oblast on Thursday night. “This is our home.”
