❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers from the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade destroy 🇷🇺Russian equipment and infantry in the Donetsk region pic.twitter.com/fRyBcnMrAz
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 28 décembre 2024
Ukrainian soldiers from the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade destroy Russian equipment and infantry in the Donetsk region
Russians have not captured Kurakhove, Deep State analysts challenge ISW Ukrainian military analysts contradicted American reports of Kurakhove’s capture, citing ongoing combat on the town’s western and southern edges.
11/14 It's crucial to keep in mind that the indirect and far-reaching implications of the Kursk operation on the overall war and russia's potential inability to outlast Ukraine may take considerable time to fully understand and evaluate. We won't have clarity for quite a while.
It's important to acknowledge that many of the challenges Ukraine faces in the East and South stem from delayed and insufficient mobilization, training issues, command problems, inadequate fortifications, and, importantly, a lack of sufficient support from allies.
The symbolism of forcing Russia to fight on its own soil nearly three years into its full-scale invasion, coupled with Ukraine's ability to surprise with a successful offensive, far outweighs the significance of any additional villages Russia may have captured in the east.
The claim that Ukraine's operation in Kursk failed to divert Russia's eastern offensive—because the troops sent to Kursk came from elsewhere—doesn't fully hold up. Those troops would have significantly aided Russia in other areas along the front.
7/14 Russia remains stuck in Chasiv Yar, a location they were expected to capture months ago. While they are making some progress, the human, material, and financial costs are unsustainable given their limited results. Meanwhile, Ukraine is struggling but holding strong!
Despite some tactical successes at an unsustainable cost and the numerous challenges Ukraine faces, Russia's offensive in the east has failed to meet its objectives this year.
On 3/14, Ukraine demonstrated to the world its ability to plan operations while maintaining strong operational security. It can still surprise Russia and even its allies.
From Overrated to Underrated: The symbolism of Ukraine's Kursk operation goes well beyond its military significance. A year after Ukraine's unsuccessful summer offensive, it showed the world that front lines can shift and that Russia is vulnerable and can be defeated.
