Business Insider writes that while Russian troops are reclaiming some areas in Kursk Oblast it will be more difficult to push back Ukrainian forces.
Despite initial success during Ukraine‘s incursion in Kursk, where over 1,300 square kilometres and numerous settlements were captured, the situation has changed as Russian forces regroup themselves and intensify their attacks. In recent weeks, Russian forces launched a strong counteroffensive to regain control of villages and push Ukrainian positions towards the state border.
William Alberque said that Russia has been reducing Ukraine’s hold on “the easy parts” to be taken back. He added that “they will have a harder time with the remainder of the Ukrainian salient which is still large.”
According to him the Ukrainian forces are retreating from open lands, forests and other difficult-to-defend territory.
“While someone may look at the recent advancements and say that they’re huge, I’d also say that it’s because Ukraine has just taken so much territory, which is more than they intended to defend. Alberque noted that it is now very easy for Ukraine to make some sort of fighting retreats, and plant territory they could never legitimately defend.
Matthew Savill is a military strategist at the Royal United Services Institute, and he added that Russia had only reclaimed the territory that “was easy to take back.”
The report emphasizes that Ukraine must calculate how much it can afford to lose in Kursk Oblast, and decide whether or not holding Russian territory is worth it.
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi warned of a possible “nuclear accident” at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. He cited ongoing safety risks because the facility lacks a protective dome.
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