It was unclear why the Ukraine invaded Kursk, as it served no strategic or tactical purpose.
Then it became clear that the purpose was to provide a clear path for the US military to start firing missiles into (internationally-recognized) Russian territory.
I’m not surprised the WSJ is admitting that the hohols are getting BTFO, because the entire justification for this American bombing campaign is to support Ukraine troops inside of Russia.
RT:
The Ukrainian military has been steadily losing ground in Russia’s Kursk Region as Moscow’s forces have intensified their advances in recent weeks, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The US newspaper claims that the Kremlin is seeking to flush Kiev’s troops out of its internationally recognized territory before US President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20.
Ukraine launched its incursion into Kursk Region in early August, with senior officials in Kiev expressing hope that it would help slow down Russian offensives elsewhere. However, Moscow’s forces have nevertheless been advancing steadily in the Donetsk People’s Republic in recent months.
On Monday, the WSJ reported that hostilities in the Russian region had reached an intensity unseen in most other parts of the front line. The publication claimed that, in recent weeks, Moscow’s forces had retaken nearly half the territory it lost to Kiev’s military earlier this year.
The media outlet quoted a Ukrainian battalion commander, identified by his call sign ‘Geniy’, as saying that Russian troops were “assaulting all the time – morning, day, night.” He estimated that, in the area where his 47th Brigade is operating, Moscow has approximately three times as many men and six times as many kamikaze drones as Kiev. Another soldier told the newspaper that the Ukrainians were outnumbered roughly ten-to-one southeast of the city of Sudzha.
The goal can only be escalation at this point, and trying to stick Trump with something that is unworkable.
The State Department knows Trump isn’t going to try very hard regardless.