“Ukraine does not plan to seize more territory in the Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are entrenched and protect the flanks — FT September 16, 11:02 a.m. Share: Ukrainian soldiers hide from shelling, the border of the Sumy region with the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, August 14, 2024 (Photo: REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi) The defense forces do not plan to seize more territory in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, reports the Financial Times with reference to an unnamed representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. An anonymous interlocutor noted”, — write on: ua.news
Ukrainian soldiers hide from shelling, the border of the Sumy region with the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, August 14, 2024 (Photo: REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi)
The defense forces do not plan to seize more territory in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, reports the Financial Times with reference to an unnamed representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
An anonymous interlocutor noted that instead, the Armed Forces are working on entrenching and protecting their flanks in the Kursk direction.
According to him, the Kursk operation was always planned in such a way as to ensure the quick withdrawal of Ukrainian troops in case of worsening of the situation.
The FT writes that the Defense Forces of Ukraine achieved a tactical victory, seizing about 1,200 square meters. km of Russian territory. The operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region helped to restore faith in the offensive potential of Ukraine, changing the narrative of the war.
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However, according to the publication, currently Ukraine has not achieved significant success in its goal of forcing Moscow to divert its forces from the east of the country.
Analysts believe that the overall success of the invasion will now depend on the losses Ukraine sustains as it holds the territory, likely for months. And these losses will depend on the tactics that the Russian army will use, trying to dislodge the Ukrainian troops.
Operation of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region
On August 12, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time confirmed the operation of the Defense Forces in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
He emphasized that the goal of the operation, which began on August 6, was to liberate the border territories of Ukraine from Russian troops, which regularly shelled the Sumy region.
On August 27, Zelenskyi said that Ukraine is not occupying the Kursk region of Russia, the operation of the Armed Forces in the region only hinders the Russians’ plans to create a buffer zone on Ukrainian territory.
On September 2, the President of Ukraine reported that the operation in the Kursk region is going according to plan and fulfilling its tasks.
On September 6, he noted that the Armed Forces control 1,300 square kilometers in the Kursk region, where more than 100 settlements are located.
On September 7, the Financial Times, referring to the statements of the heads of the intelligence services, wrote that the Kursk operation of the Armed Forces “sowed doubts among the Russian elite.”
On September 11, the analytical portal DeepState reported that Russian troops began active assault operations in the Kursk region. According to these data, the Russians are trying to attack Ukrainian forces from several directions.
On September 12, Ukrainian troops, with the support of drones and tanks, broke through a new section of the Russian border west of Ukrainian-controlled territories in the Kursk region.
On September 13, Zelenskyi said that thanks to the operation in the Kursk region, it was possible to stop the enemy in the Kharkiv direction and slow down his advance in the Donetsk region.