Zelensky congratulates Trump on his victory in the US elections, Syrsky summarizes the results of the Kursk operation over three months, the General Staff explains why new brigades are being created instead of strengthening existing ones.
Zelensky congratulates Trump on his victory in the US elections
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Donald Trump on his “impressive victory” in the US elections.
“I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the policy of ‘peace through strength’ in world affairs. This principle can really bring a just peace closer to Ukraine. I hope we can make it happen together. We look forward to an era of renewal for the United States under the determined leadership of President Trump. We count on continued bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States,” he wrote on the social network X.
According to him, Ukraine is interested in developing “mutually beneficial political and economic cooperation” that will benefit both countries.
The November 5 presidential elections could have serious consequences for Russia’s war in Ukraine, the military conflict in the Middle East and other global issues. The impact of the elections on Europe was evident in widespread observations across the continent, where many questioned what the results would mean for foreign policy.
Syrskyi summarizes the results of the Kursk operation over three months
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, summing up the operation in the Kursk region, announced that Russian forces had lost more than 20,000 soldiers, killed and wounded, in this area.
Syrsky clarified: “In almost three months of operation, as of November 5, 2024, enemy losses on the Kursk axis amount to 20,842 men, including 7,905 killed, 12,220 wounded and 717 captured. .”
Details: According to him, 1,101 units of enemy weapons and military equipment were destroyed. Among these, 54 tanks, 276 armored combat vehicles, 107 cannons and mortars, 5 multiple rocket launchers and 659 vehicles.
The commander-in-chief noted that Russia has concentrated 45,000 troops in the Kursk region and is trying to increase their number. “Russian troops are not enough on this axis, that’s why they are trying to bring in North Korean soldiers,” he said.
He recalled that the Russians wanted to seize more territories in northern Ukraine, in the Sumy region. However, the Defense Forces have taken preventive measures and continue to destroy the enemy on its own territory.
“For acts of bravery and successes during the Kursk operation, about 2,000 Ukrainian servicemen were decorated,” Syrsky concluded.
Recall that the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region began on August 6. On August 10, the fifth day of the Ukrainian offensive into Russian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged that Ukraine had moved the war to the aggressor’s soil.
General Staff explains why new brigades are created instead of strengthening existing brigades
The General Staff explains that the Ukrainian army is creating new brigades instead of strengthening existing brigades, because the enemy has increased its numbers by almost 100,000 men and the front line has lengthened.
Spokesman for the General Staff, Captain Dmytro Lykhoviy, said in an interview with “Ukrayinska Pravda”: “Recently, there has been a lot of discussion in the media and social networks about the creation of new brigades within the forces. Ukrainian armies and the reinforcement of defense zones with battalions from other military units (rather than directly reinforcing the brigades themselves). Here is the command’s position on this matter.
Recently, the enemy has increased the number of its regiments, brigades and divisions as well as its strength by almost 100,000 men. Additionally, the length of the front line increased.
To cover the front, the Ukrainian army must therefore create new brigades. There is no other effective way to deal with a numerically superior enemy. To date, we have a 1,300 km front line with active clashes.”
According to Lykhoviy, on the front line, Russian occupying forces have a significant advantage, sometimes up to five times greater. Thus, when fighting poses a threat to the loss of positions and defensive lines of certain brigades, battalions from other units are redeployed to reinforce them.
It is a logical method governed by the regulations to strengthen defense: when breakthroughs threaten critical sectors of the front, units from non-attacked sectors are sent to deal with them, assures the state spokesperson. -major.
In the current conditions of shortage of forces and means, this is the optimal way to oppose superior enemy forces, thereby reducing the risk of a breakthrough, the officer explains.
The fate of civilians illegally detained by the Russian Federation. Ukraine in flames #75
In this episode of Ukraine in Flames, we explore the dramatic situation of Ukrainian prisoners unjustly detained in Russia on trumped-up charges. We examine the numerous human rights violations, including denial of basic needs, torture and forced confessions, while reviewing the legal protections meant to protect prisoners of war and the failure of international bodies to fully enforce these laws. Watch Ukraine in Flames #75 to learn more about the plight of civilians illegally detained by the Russian Federation.
Guests:
- Khrystyna Shkudor, advocacy manager for the “Where are our people?” at PR Army
- Oleksandra Romantsova, executive director of the Center for Civil Liberties, “Tribunal for Putin” (T4P) initiative
- Anastasia Panteleeva, Head of the Documentation Department, Human Rights Media Initiative
