Situation in Kursk region has become more difficult for Ukrainian troops - Economist
In the Kursk region, the Russian army increased pressure even before the DPRK soldiers entered the battle.
According to Censor.NET, The Economist writes about this.
In a commentary to the publication, Major Ivan Bakarev of the Armed Forces of Ukraine notes that the Russians have a huge advantage in almost everything - in numbers, artillery, equipment.
"Ukraine has already lost about half of the territories it once controlled," the publication cites Bakarev.
According to the military, the problems began when elite units were replaced by less experienced ones in late September. Now the Russians are trying to surround the main Ukrainian forces by attacking from the eastern and western flanks.
"Every unit in Kursk has switched to defence," Bakarev says.
The Economist emphasises that Zelenskyy is "determined to retain the pocket as a bargaining chip," that is why "the Ukrainians are holding on, though the conditions on (and under) ground are getting grimmer". At the same time it is noted that operation in the Kursk region "has cost Ukraine some of its elite troops. But it did ease the pressure elsewhere, and offered Ukraine a rare political fillip in a bad year".
Ukrainian soldier Ruslan Mokrytskyi from the 95th Brigade is convinced that conditions in Kursk region are becoming increasingly gloomy.
"Rain, slush, snow, cold, mud, beetles, worms, rats and glide bombs. In Kursk, death is always close; it practically holds your hand," he noted for the publication
At the same time, the officer adds that Ukrainians are looking for and finding ways to counteract the Russians.
As previously reported by Censor.NET, the North Korean soldiers' attack on the village of Plekhovo in the Kursk region cost them hundreds of dead and wounded. In one battle in the Kursk region, the DPRK troops could lose 4% of their troops.
