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Skybird · 12-19-24, 08:08 AM

[Frankfurter Rundschau] Russian President Vladimir Putin will most likely not achieve his goal of expelling Ukraine from the Kursk region by the end of the year. This was indicated by the Russian Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, during a press conference. Moscow actually wanted to have successfully repelled the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk by October.
But on the ground, Russian soldiers are still fighting alongside North Korean troops against the Ukrainian armed forces. Gerasimov did say at the press conference that all of the military's tasks had been completed by 2024, according to the US newspaper Newsweek. However, Russia was unable to claim credit for the expulsion of the Ukrainian armed forces from Kursk.

Gerasimov's statements raise the question of what priorities Russia is currently pursuing in its all-out war in Ukraine, which has been going on for almost three years. Earlier statements by Putin gave the impression that the recapture of Kursk was at the top of Moscow's agenda.
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They take more time and higher losses, still, they push Ukraine back, have recaptured half of the territory in Kursk by now, and still taking more, slowly, but constantly. In this way, its only a question of time - and costs.

Which is also true for Ukraine which has sacrificed some of its elite troops to drive the Kursk adventure. Elite units that then were missing in the defence against the Russian advance in the East. Ukraine may cause Russian high losses in Kursk, but it paid for that with high own losses and a desastrous situation at Wuledar and Pokrovsk, which is the reason why I see the Kursk adventure as a terrible mistake, and a fiasco. Also, the hoped-for move of Russian forces from the Eastern front to Kursk never took place. But I indicated that opinion of mine already during the opening stage of that move, arguing it possibly only illustrates how desperate the Ukrainian situation is that they think they must break out of the then current situation at any cost to change how the war is more and more turning against them. So, maybe that mistake can be explained, or "understood". Nevertheless, it was and is a mistake, imho. A very, very costly one.

12-19-24, 08:08 AM	#5702
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,769 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	[Frankfurter Rundschau] Russian President Vladimir Putin will most likely not achieve his goal of expelling Ukraine from the Kursk region by the end of the year. This was indicated by the Russian Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, during a press conference. Moscow actually wanted to have successfully repelled the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk by October. But on the ground, Russian soldiers are still fighting alongside North Korean troops against the Ukrainian armed forces. Gerasimov did say at the press conference that all of the military's tasks had been completed by 2024, according to the US newspaper Newsweek. However, Russia was unable to claim credit for the expulsion of the Ukrainian armed forces from Kursk. Gerasimov's statements raise the question of what priorities Russia is currently pursuing in its all-out war in Ukraine, which has been going on for almost three years. Earlier statements by Putin gave the impression that the recapture of Kursk was at the top of Moscow's agenda. ---------------------- They take more time and higher losses, still, they push Ukraine back, have recaptured half of the territory in Kursk by now, and still taking more, slowly, but constantly. In this way, its only a question of time - and costs. Which is also true for Ukraine which has sacrificed some of its elite troops to drive the Kursk adventure. Elite units that then were missing in the defence against the Russian advance in the East. Ukraine may cause Russian high losses in Kursk, but it paid for that with high own losses and a desastrous situation at Wuledar and Pokrovsk, which is the reason why I see the Kursk adventure as a terrible mistake, and a fiasco. Also, the hoped-for move of Russian forces from the Eastern front to Kursk never took place. But I indicated that opinion of mine already during the opening stage of that move, arguing it possibly only illustrates how desperate the Ukrainian situation is that they think they must break out of the then current situation at any cost to change how the war is more and more turning against them. So, maybe that mistake can be explained, or "understood". Nevertheless, it was and is a mistake, imho. A very, very costly one. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.