The Kursk region could likely be the beginning of the end for illegitimate Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2025. The Russian front near Kursk looks very shaky, according to retired British Army colonel and military analyst Hamish de Bretton-Gordon.
Points of attention
- Experts believe that the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk could mark the start of the end of Vladimir Putin's reign in 2025.
- The shaky Russian front in Kursk and the Ukrainian Army's successful strikes pose a significant threat to Putin's power and strategies.
- Putin's lack of effective maneuvering and principles of warfare might lead to his downfall, as Ukrainian forces continue to make progress in the region.
- The capture of Kursk by Ukrainian troops and the failures in military operations could signify a turning point against Putin's dictatorship.
- With Ukrainian forces dealing heavy blows to Russian troops in Kursk, the situation becomes increasingly dire for Putin, raising questions about his future survival.
Military operations in Kursk could spell the end of Putin's reign
According to de Bretton-Gordon, the new year 2025 brings much more hope to President Zelensky than to Vladimir Putin.
Putin has forgotten, or is more likely ignorant of, the principles of warfare, especially the one that says to reinforce success, not failure. As his three-week special military operation approaches its fourth year, it seems most likely that Zelensky will still be in power this time next year, and Putin’s best hope may be a villa in North Korea or breaking rocks in the Urals. Russian history does not paint a rosy picture for failed dictators.
Putin has said he will reclaim Russia's sacred land of Kursk, which Ukrainian troops spectacularly captured last summer, by Christmas; but this looks like another psychological blow to his dictatorship as a new offensive against Ukraine moves east.
Kursk could well be the beginning of the end for Putin in 2025, as it was for Hitler in 1943.
Ukrainian forces appear to have dealt a real blow to Russian forces in Kursk over the past few days, and it is possible that the Russian 801st Marine Brigade has been so badly damaged that it has now withdrawn from the Kursk salient. Ukraine estimates that hundreds of North Koreans sent to reinforce the brigade have been killed. Ukraine has reported strikes and the destruction of a major Russian command center in the Kursk region.
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon
British analyst
As the former military man says, the Russian front on Kursk looks very shaky, and Ukraine, instead of just holding on, could make some progress.
In desperation, Putin sends one of his most trusted generals to the region to try to salvage the situation. Russia seems to have plenty of expendable generals but no military hardware to thwart this latest Ukrainian advance.
This gives Kiev great hope. Putin may well be in survival mode after the events in Syria, the elimination of his right-hand man, General Kirillov, and Ukraine's decision to close the last route that allows Russia to sell gas to Europe through its territory.
In this regard, Putin knows that Trump is unlikely to do him any favors on January 20, when the "mood" from the Trump camp will be that Putin will have to accept a deal that is likely to be beneficial to Ukraine.
Ukraine attacks Kursk again
Defense forces attacked the Russians in the Kursk region from several directions. The occupiers are in panic.
This was reported by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko.
In the Kursk region, the Russians are experiencing great anxiety because they were attacked from several directions and this came as a surprise to them.
The military stated that the Defense Forces are working in this direction.
The head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, also wrote about the successes of Ukrainian forces on Russian territory.
Kursk region, good news, Russia is getting what it deserves, he stated.
