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[global times comprehensive report] according to the us "washington post" report on september 12, ukrainian president zelensky said on the same day that the russian army has launched a counterattack in kursk oblast, russia, with the aim of retaking some russian territory controlled by the ukrainian army last month. on the same day, zelensky said at a press conference after talks with visiting lithuanian president nauseda that the russian armed forces had begun a counterattack in the kursk region. he also said that the russian army's "counterattack was within ukraine's expectations." however, he refused to disclose more information about the ukrainian armed forces in kursk.

the washington post said that the ukrainian army launched an attack on russia's kursk oblast on august 6. zelensky previously claimed that the ukrainian army's cross-border attack on russia's kursk oblast was part of his plan to end the russian-ukrainian conflict. according to ukrainian officials, the ukrainian army controlled about 1,200 square kilometers of land and 100 settlements in the state.

destroyed houses and buildings in suja, kursk oblast, russia. (visual china)

according to ria novosti, the russian ministry of defense reported on the 12th that the russian army had recaptured 10 settlements in the state and prevented an attempt by a ukrainian army unit surrounded in the grushkov region of kursk to break out.

according to reuters, the us think tank institute for the study of war (isw) released a report on the 11th saying that the scale, scope and results of the russian army's counterattack "are still unclear and the situation remains unstable", but the report did list some evidence of russian army progress. the report also quoted some military analysts as saying that the russian army has launched a major counterattack in kursk oblast, has recaptured some territory controlled by the ukrainian army, and reduced the ukrainian army's control area along the border.

the washington post stated that a ukrainian commander in kursk oblast with the call sign "boxer" said in an interview: "the situation is very serious. all (units) are being bombarded, and the roads for transporting supplies are no longer passable. in the suja area, drones can be seen everywhere. but everything is still under our control."

russia's izvestia reported on the 13th that ukraine had previously admitted that the main purpose of ukraine's raid on kursk was to divert the russian army's offensive against pokrovsk, an important town in eastern ukraine, which is an important logistical hub for the ukrainian army, but ukraine did not achieve its goal. regarding zelensky's remarks, russian military expert matvichuk said: "against the background of the serious losses suffered by the ukrainian armed forces in the kursk region, zelensky's statement is to ask the west to provide ukraine with new weapons and allow the use of western long-range weapons to strike deep into russia." russian military and political scientist perengiyev said that zelensky's words confirmed the catastrophic situation facing the ukrainian armed forces. he must respond to ukraine's failure in this area in some way. he tried to prove to the west that the ukrainian army is "still holding on" in the kursk region.

on the 10th, british defense secretary john healey said in an update to the house of commons: "the longer they (referring to the ukrainian army) occupy kursk, the stronger ukraine's defense will be." however, the washington post mentioned that while the russian army launched a counterattack in kursk oblast, it was also steadily advancing in the direction of pokrovsk in eastern ukraine. ukrainian authorities said that the city had lost its gas supply due to the destruction of key infrastructure. (liu yupeng)