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Ukrainian troops partially withdraw from Kursk, Russian experts say another attack is possible

2024-08-23

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"The Ukrainian army has withdrawn some of its troops from Kursk Oblast." According to RIA Novosti, Major General Alaudinov, deputy director of the Military and Political Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense, said on the 21st that some Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from Kursk Oblast and may be redeployed in other directions. He said: "The enemy has been blocked and suffered heavy losses. In fact, some troops are withdrawing. As far as I know, the purpose is to transfer them to other directions."

On the 22nd, the Moscow Komsomolets quoted military expert Yuri as saying: "We believe the Ministry of Defense's statement. At present, the main task of the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region has not been completed. Now the enemy has changed its tactics and is using smaller forces than before to launch attacks, and the remaining forces are used cautiously. The enemy has not given up the plan to continue advancing. However, they cannot make progress and cannot gain a foothold in the new position." Military expert Bolshenko reminded that the Ukrainian troops withdrawn from Kursk may try to attack any area on the Russian border. Russia and Ukraine have a long border, and it is very important to monitor the assembly of Ukrainian troops.

According to the Russian newspaper Viewpoint on the 22nd, former Kursk Oblast Governor Rutskoi said that in order to combat the invading Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian army must use bombing and a strong blockade to cut off the Ukrainian army's logistics supply chain. Use fighter jets and artillery shells to carry out large-scale strikes against enemy troop clusters.

Ivan Alan, a columnist for The American Conservative magazine, published an article on the 21st saying that the Ukrainian armed forces' attempt to "play with fire" in the Kursk region could lead to a disaster for Kiev. Ukraine's attempt to hold the bridgehead in the Kursk region, where the local Ukrainian army is surrounded on three sides by Russian troops and connected by an ever-lengthening and more vulnerable supply line, is dangerous and could lead to a disaster. If the Ukrainian army's unreliable logistical supply chain is cut off, they will be surrounded. If the Ukrainian army suffers heavy losses in the Kursk region, the plight of the Ukrainian army will be further exacerbated.

The Ukrainian Independent News Agency reported on the 22nd that Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the social platform that day that he visited the Sumy region (on the Ukrainian-Russian border) and held a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Sersky, and the director of the local military administration. Sersky reported on the combat situation on the front line.

On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on the situation in Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions. According to the Russian newspaper Viewpoint, Bryansk Oblast Governor Bogomaz said that the Russian army had thwarted the Ukrainian military's cross-border infiltration attempt by a reconnaissance and sabotage team in Bryansk Oblast in the past 24 hours. The situation is now under control. Russian media said that Putin has ordered the federal budget to provide funds for the territorial defense of the Bryansk region.