Ukraine’s defiant incursion into Russia’s Kursk region was a triumph of its military intelligence and tactical maneuverability, and a signal that despite its superiority in manpower and armor, the Russian army has many vulnerabilities.
CNN writes about this.
Suddenly, Moscow’s repeated claims that all the goals of what Vladimir Putin still calls the “SVO” will be achieved sounded hollow. Ukrainian troops took almost as much Russian territory in August (about 1,200 square kilometers) as the Russians had conquered in Ukraine all year. This sent a political message to Kyiv’s partners, who believed that Ukrainian troops were doomed to endless rearguard action against superior Russian firepower.
Kyiv is thus sending a message to its partners that the operation in Kursk demonstrates that its military deserves continued, faster and better support from the West, as this could really change the course of the war.
The Kursk operation demonstrates the Ukrainians’ ability to learn and adapt after the failure of the 2023 offensive. Ukraine’s goal is to show that Russia’s victory is inevitable and that Ukraine can fight and win, says retired Australian Army Major General Mick Ryan.
The Ukrainians have already won an important political victory: there were no public objections from Western countries to opening a new front on Russian territory, and many NATO members, including Germany, Great Britain and the United States, even approved of it.
It also gives the West confidence that Ukrainians are not doomed to be on the defensive forever, and are learning the Western way of war after high hopes for the 2023 offensive were dashed, CNN notes.
Source: Racurs
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