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Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia’s Kursk area

By Editorial Board Published January 5, 2025 3 Min Read
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Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia’s Kursk area

Ukraine has launched a brand new offensive in Russia’s Kursk area, in keeping with the Kremlin.

The assault appears to be an effort to grab new territory after Ukrainian troops swept throughout the border in a shock offensive in the identical area in August, claiming management of just about 500 sq miles (round 1,300 sq km) and taking a whole lot of prisoners of warfare.

The Kremlin has since taken again a bit of its personal land however struggled to completely expel the invading troops, even deploying hundreds of North Korean troopers in latest weeks.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has beforehand spoken of his plans to carry onto the territory and use it as a bargaining chip in potential peace talks.

In a press release, the Russian defence ministry stated Ukraine launched the assault on Sunday morning with an assault group consisting of two tanks, a mine clearing automobile, and twelve armoured fight autos with paratroops.

“Artillery and aviation of the North group of [Russian] forces defeated the assault group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” it added, claiming two Ukrainian assaults had been repelled.

In a Telegram replace, Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Centre for Countering Disinformation, stated: “The Defence Forces are actively working. The situation in the Kursk region seems to be causing significant concern among the Russians, as they were unexpectedly attacked on several fronts.”

Stories from Russia’s influential warfare bloggers, who assist Moscow’s warfare in Ukraine however have usually reported critically on failings and setbacks, advised that the most recent Ukrainian assault had put Russian forces on the defensive.

“Despite strong pressure from the enemy, our units are heroically holding the line,” the Operativnye Svodki (Operational Stories) channel stated.

It stated artillery and small-arms battles have been happening, and Ukraine was utilizing Western-armoured autos to herald giant numbers of infantry.

Video on Ukrainian media shows soldiers in control of gas facility in Russia's Kursk region

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Screenshot from a Ukrainian media video exhibits troopers in command of gasoline facility in Kursk in August

The defence ministry and bloggers stated combating was concentrated simply north of a freeway that runs from Sudzha, close to the border, to Kursk, the regional capital.

One outstanding blogger, Yuri Podolyak, stated this was more than likely a Ukrainian distraction manoeuvre, probably to organize a strike on Glushkovo, additional west, and he urged civilians there and in one other city, Korenevo, to evacuate.

The offensive follows months of setbacks for Ukraine. For the reason that shock incursion into Russia in August, the army has been beset by low morale and manpower amid a barrage of Russian assaults.

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