According to the spokesman of the US National Security Council at the White House, John Kirby, the Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin may end the criminal war against Ukraine in order to return the Ukrainian military territories in the Kursk region.
Points of attention
- The White House offers Putin a solution to end the war in Kurshchyna and return lost territories in Ukraine.
- Ukraine's successful offensive in Kurshchyna exposed Russia's weaknesses and aims to oust the enemy from Donbas.
- The breakthrough in the Kursk region shattered Kremlin's narratives about the war against Ukraine, as Russian forces fled and Ukrainian military advanced effectively.
- Russia's underestimation of Ukrainian forces and the disadvantages faced by Russian troops during the offensive highlight Ukraine's strategic advantage in the region.
- Ukraine's secretive preparations and tactical maneuvering in Kurshchyna demonstrate a well-planned and executed military strategy that aims to force Russia to withdraw its troops and gain leverage in peace talks.
The White House made a proposal to Putin to resolve the situation with the offensive of the Armed Forces in Kurshchyna
Kirby noted that the statements of the representatives of the aggressor country about the alleged coordination of the offensive of the armed forces in the Kursk region by Western countries are pure propaganda and lies.
This is Putin's war against Ukraine, and if he doesn't like something, if something doesn't suit him, there is a very simple solution - let him get the hell out of Ukraine and stop the war, Kirby said.
He emphasized that it was Russia that started the war against Ukraine and Ukraine was forced to defend itself.
According to him, only Russia is currently at war with Ukraine.
How the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region broke all the Kremlin's narratives about the war against Ukraine
According to The New York Times, only ruins, stray dogs and abandoned customs declarations remained from the border post of the criminal army of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region after the start of the offensive of the Armed Forces.
Russian military and border guards fled en masse with the start of the Ukrainian military offensive.
Ukrainian armored vehicles broke through the border unhindered, covering the flow of infantry.
Instead, a few days ago, the chief of the Russian General Staff announced that the attack had been repulsed.
The debris of a lost battle is scattered on the border: the remains of Russians, bullet casings and discarded body armor.
The publication notes that the large-scale offensive on the territory of the Kursk region was an important moment in the war for Ukraine.
The Armed Forces easily cut through the weakly defended border, advancing tens of kilometers deep into Russia and changing the history of the war after a gloomy year.
Currently, as noted, in the Kursk region, the Ukrainian military has captured at least more than 2 dozen settlements.
Journalists saw how on-board platforms towed the damaged MaxxPro to Ukraine.
On both sides, several buildings were destroyed by Russian aerial bombs, which indicates brutal air attacks.
There are many risks for Ukraine. The offensive aims to force Russia to withdraw its troops from the fierce fighting in eastern Donbas, which has not yet happened, and to gain leverage in the peace talks, although they are not planned. The question of whether Ukraine will be able to hold Russian land long enough to achieve these strategic goals remains open, the authors of the article emphasize.
Ukraine was preparing secretly. Thick summer leaves in oak-maple forests hid heavy equipment. Fictitious exercises hid the movement of troops.
The soldiers dispersed and spent the night in abandoned houses.
Only at the last moment, according to the deputy commander of the Ukrainian brigade, even the senior officers were informed about the attack.
There was a very tight limit on who knew about the attack plan. Still, when news spread through personnel, the army relied on the discretion of its soldiers.
The strategy was to quickly break through the border defenses and maneuver on the roads, blocking Russian counterattacks and taking advantage of the hilly landscape in this part of Russia, which is interspersed with marshes and lakes, limiting the Russians' ability to move by road.
