Ukrainian Armed Forces should hold territory in Kursk region until Trump’s inauguration - BBC
The Ukrainian military has to hold the territory in the Kursk region until 20 January 2025, the date when Donald Trump becomes president of the United States. The Russians, on the other hand, want to push the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of there - and they also want to do it by 20 January.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by BBC, citing its own sources among the military.
The journalists note that they communicated with the Ukrainian military via Telegram. They spoke about the harsh weather conditions and chronic lack of sleep due to constant Russian bombardment, including the use of 3,000kg planning bombs. The soldiers said that they were gradually retreating under enormous enemy pressure. One of the soldiers also spoke of fatigue and lack of rotations.
"The main task facing us is to hold the maximum territory until Trump’s inauguration and the start of negotiations. In order to exchange it for something later. No-one knows what," said one of the Ukrainian soldiers.
At the same time, the Russians have been continuously assaulting Ukrainian positions, using armoured vehicles, GABs and a lot of manpower. Despite huge losses, they are slowly advancing, and Ukraine now controls 60% of the territory it captured in the August offensive.
"Under immense pressure from the enemy and with winter setting in, it would be surprising to hear much optimism. But the messages we’ve received are almost uniformly bleak, suggesting that motivation is a problem. Some questioned whether one of the operation’s initial goals - to divert Russian soldiers from Ukraine’s eastern front - had worked", the publication added.
The BBC's interlocutors said they had not yet encountered North Korean troops in the Kursk region. According to them, anyone who captures a North Korean soldier has been promised a reward.
As a reminder, the United States has changed its guidelines for Ukraine and allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to use US ATACMS ballistic missiles to hit targets in the Kursk region of Russia.
