Ukraine starts attacks in a new Russian area despite setbacks
Ukraine starts attacks in a new Russian area despite setbacks
The Ukrainian armed forces responded to the Russian attempts to drive them out of part of the Russian area by launching a variety of attacks in a different border area, using drones, artillery and troops.
attacks on the Belgorod region
Over 20 villages in the Russian region of Belgorod - which stretches along a 150 -kilometer border to Ukraine - have so far been attacked, as the governor of the region, Wjatscheslaw Gladkow, reported. The Ukrainian military has not yet officially recognized the operation.
response to losses in Kursk
The attack of the Ukrainian forces seems to be a direct answer to their latest losses in the neighboring Russian region of Kursk, where they conquered over 1,000 square kilometers of terrain last August. In the past few weeks, a new Russian offensive, which is supported by North Korean troops, has been pushed back.
strategic considerations of Ukraine
It is unclear whether the Ukrainian attacks in Belgorod are aiming to conquer and keep Russian territory, or whether it is only an attempt to reduce the pressure on the Ukrainian troops that are still in the Course and in the adjacent Ukrainian area Sumy by forcing the Russian armed forces.Current location in Sumy
The Ukrainian commander -in -chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Thursday that Russian units would try to penetrate Sumy. On Saturday the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its troops had taken a small area within the region.
first successes and challenges
So far, the Ukrainian offensive in Belgorod seems to be less ambitious than the offensive in Kursk last year. According to Russian officials, she started attacks almost two weeks ago with several cross -border attacks. The extent of the Ukrainian success in Belgorod remains unclear. Unofficial Russian sources report a Ukrainian presence several kilometers within Russia. A Russian military blogger On Saturday, on Saturday, the Ukrainians had managed to gain a foothold in the village of Popovka, where "Heavy fights continue".
collateral damage and setbacks
At the beginning of this week, the Russian television reporter Anna Prokofieva was killed in the same region. Elsewhere, however, the Ukrainian armed forces seem to be significantly under pressure. In the east of Ukraine, Russian troops continue their ongoing attacks in the Pokrovsk area in Donetsk - with the highest intensity of the year, according to the official Ukrainian blog Deep State. Nevertheless, Deep State reported that the Ukrainians have been able to reduce the speed of their territorial losses since January.deterioration of the situation in Saporischeschja
The situation for the Ukrainians deterioratesin the further course to the south in Saporischschja. The spokesman for the military in this region, Wladyslaw Woloshyn, said on Friday that the number of Russian attacks with small infantry units had "increased significantly". Geolocalized videos show that the Russians have penetrated the city of Schscherbaky. This city was claimed by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Saturday, and a Russian blog reported of violent fights in the area.
Russian troop strength and Kremlin strategy
A Ukrainian military commentator recognized the territorial profits of the Russian troops, which are in an important traffic area, but also pointed out the high losses of the troops. The Ukrainian military analyst Kostiantyn Mashovets estimates that the Russians have accumulated up to 70,000 soldiers along the front in Saporischeschja as well as hundreds of tanks and artillery shooters.
dispute over negotiations and conditions
The Kremlin controls about three quarters of Saporischschja and illegally explained the complete annexation of these areas. Negotiations on limited ceasefire, which were conveyed by the United States with a lot of pomp, are progressing very slowly. The Kremlin set up additional conditions for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, which are unacceptable for both Ukraine and its European allies.
allegations and political agenda
Now Moscow and Kiev accuse each other of attacking energy systems, although an agreement was made at the beginning of the month. The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that “Russia reserves the right not to comply with the moratorium on attacks on the energy sector that Kiev constantly injured”.
outlook on future negotiations
A Russian negotiator said on Friday that no comprehensive ceasefire contract will be concluded before the end of the year. Grigory Karasin said that the talks in Riad "did not lead to anything radical" and that it would be "naive to expect a breakthrough". According to him, one could expect progress at best at the end of the year.
preparation for future offensive
The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj claimed that Russia is planning a multi -layered offensive in the coming weeks to secure territorial profits before further negotiations on an armistice. "They pull the conversations into the length and try to get the United States into endless, senseless discussions about false 'conditions' just to win time and then to conquer more land," said Selenskyj on Thursday during a visit to Paris. "Putin wants to negotiate territories from a stronger position."
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