The Ukrainian army stunned Russia in August by attacking across the border and taking control of an estimated 1,300 square kilometers (500 square miles) of land. It was a much-needed morale boost for Ukraine " but more importantly, the country's leaders believed the capture of Russian territory might help in any future peace negotiations with its enemy. Now, after months of intense pressure from Russian forces supported by troops from North Korea, Ukraine only holds about 30% of the Russian land it had seized and its forces are in retreat after a rapid near-defeat in the city of Sudzha.
Not really. They've been slowly been rolled back for months.
#5 | Posted by sitzkrieg
"Russia pushed Ukrainian forces out of most of the territory they controlled in the Russian region of Kursk during the past week, raising questions about whether a weeklong US intelligence cutoff materially helped the Russian counterattack."
www.aljazeera.com
You'll pardon me if I don't give Putin's Beach the benefit of the doubt when it comes to guessing whether he times his treachery to aid Russia.
It was just the end of a long grind.
#14 | Posted by sitzkrieg
And Trump hurried that along in Putin's favor.
Ukrainian troops forced out of Kursk fear Vladimir Putin knew the US would cut military aid and intelligence sharing, a top commander has said.But yeah, that was all probably just a big coinky-dink. Like the type that seems to happen so often when Trump and Russia are involved.
Lieutenant Colonel Vano Nadiradze cannot shake off the feeling' as Moscow appeared primed and captured key villages in the territory within hours of the decision.
Explaining the damage done by Washington's decision, Nadiradze, who commands a reconnaissance special ops group, said it had hurt my unit the most'. We didn't have the data about their movements, no satellite images,' he said. We controlled Kursk for seven months and could have held for some more, if not for the cutoff of the intelligence sharing in real time from the U.S.'
www.dailymail.co.uk
Kyiv losing Russia's Kursk after being blinded by lack of US intelligence, say UkrainiansAfter all, how could the Ukrainians possibly know that an intelligence blackout impacted their defenses.
www.msn.com
""We're not delighted but we are realistic. A ceasefire agreement from us at least means that we are back talking to the Americans and they have given us access to the intelligence we need. Kursk shows what happens when we don't have it," said a senior [Ukrainian] ministerial adviser."
www.msn.com
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