The Ukrainian military wants to maintain control over the settlements of the Kursk region, which they managed to enter, and is building defense lines.
Russia will try to retake part of the Kursk region, which is controlled by the Ukrainian military, but for now the Kremlin is focused on conquering the Ukrainian Pokrovsk. CIA Deputy Director David Cohen said this on Wednesday, August 28, at a national security conference on August 28, as quoted by Reuters and Voice of America.
Cohen noted that, according to US estimates, Ukraine controls about 777 km in the Kursk region and, moreover, Ukraine’s military operation shows no signs of weakening.
“The Ukrainians seem intent on holding onto some of this territory for a certain period of time,” the CIA deputy director said.
Cohen added that one can be sure that Putin will launch a counteroffensive in the Kursk region, but “it will be a difficult battle for the Russians.”
“Putin will not only have to deal with the fact that there is now a front line on Russian soil that he has to deal with; he has to deal with the reverberations in his own society. It could change the dynamics of the war a little bit,” the CIA official said.
Right now, Russian troops, as a representative of the CIA, are focused on capturing Pokrovsk, a major transportation and logistics hub in eastern Ukraine.
“However, even if the Russians implement this offensive, Moscow’s gain will be minimal.
In early August, Ukraine launched an offensive in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. Vladimir Zelensky said that this operation is the biggest investment in the process of freeing Ukrainians from Russian captivity.
Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Alexander Syrsky said that Ukrainian troops continue to advance as part of the Kursk operation. Under the control of 100 settlements in the region of the Russian Federation.
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Source: korrespondent
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