Ukraine loses key area to Russia, Trump says: Peace is located with Russia
Ukraine loses key area to Russia, Trump says: Peace is located with Russia
Russian armed forces have Sudzha, the largest city that previously from Ukraine in Kursk- area occupied Was, conquered again. This represents a threat to the only territorial pressure medium Kyiws, while the news about negotiations to end the war.
Russian offensive and strategies
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday: "As part of the offensive operations, units of the northern military group freed the Melovoy, Podol and Sudzha settlements." The conflict monitor based in the USA, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), also reported that video recordings from the ground indicated that Russian troops conquered Sudzha and fought to South-Zaoleshenka, a place northwest of Sudzha.
meaning of recapturing Sudzha
The recapture of Sudzha would represent a significant symbolic victory for Russia. Although Sudzha had only about 5,000 inhabitants before the invasion of Ukraine, it was one of the few inhabited cities still held by Ukraine.
negotiations and geopolitical developments
In the meantime, the US specialist Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday, as the Russian news agency TASS reported. The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was optimistic the day before that all areas held by Ukraine will soon be freed in the Course area. "President Putin said that this has to happen as soon as possible. It will take as much time as necessary to save as many lives as possible," said Peskov in a regular press review.Putin's surprise and military strategy
Putin made a surprising visit to the Course area on Wednesday. In military uniform, as shown on Russian state television, the president told the front troops that Moscow's goal was to fully "free" Kursk as soon as possible. This visit was carefully staged to strengthen the morals of the troops, while Russia is moving to the last remnants of Ukrainian positions within Russia.
The pressure on the Ukrainian armed forces
According to Putin,Ukrainian soldiers who were captured in Kursk should be treated as “terrorists”. The Ukraine started its surprising invasion in the Kursk- area, by conquering quickly, What is the first soil invasion of Russia by a stranger since World War II. The aim of this offensive was to deduct Moscow resources from the front lines in the east of Ukraine.
Current developments and military withdrawals
However,kyjiw has had difficulty holding the conquered areas, and its control over the region has deteriorated rapidly in the past few days. Ukraina's top general Oleksandr Syrskyi indicated on Wednesday that further tactical withdrawals in "cheaper positions" are possible, since its priority was "saving the lives of Ukrainian soldiers". Russia carried out air strikes on its own country, including the city of Sudzha, which is "almost completely destroyed".
reactions of the Ukrainian leadership
Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj said on Wednesday: "The Russians obviously try to exert maximum pressure on our troops. The military command does what is necessary to save as many lives as possible." Russia's top general Valery Gerasimov claimed on Wednesday that the Russian armed forces had recaptured more than 86 % of the area occupied by Ukraine and 430 Ukrainian soldiers were captured.
international reactions and next steps
In the meantime, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the "Ball in the Putin field" was now traveling to Russia to talk about the armistice. "We will have to see. It is now up to Russia," said Trump and refused to provide information about a planned meeting with the Russian leader.
This story has been updated with further developments.
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