On August 6, 2024, the Ukrainian army managed to carry out an incursion into Russian territory, in the Kursk region. For several months now, it has been trying to maintain its position despite the Russian soldiers who were deployed to retake the territory, and now supported by North Koreans.
“We controlled maximum 1,376 square kilometers (531 square miles), but today this territory is obviously smaller […] We now control approximately 800 square kilometers. We will retain this territory as long as it is militarily possible.” a source in the Ukrainian General Staff told the Reuters news agency.
Indeed, while the Ukrainian army is present in Russia since August 6, after his incursion into the territory, she now faces many difficulties.
Among them, the few 59,000 Russian soldiers who were mobilized on site to try to retake the region and who, since then, have launched several waves of counterattacks. To this is now added the arrival of North Korean soldiers, nearly 11,000 in the Kursk region, specifies this source to our colleagues.
“For Putin, the most important thing is to drive us out of the Kursk region. I’m sure he wants to kick us out by January 20.” declared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskytaken up by Reuters which emphasizes that this is the date of Donald Trump’s inauguration at the White House. “It is very important for him (Vladimir Putin) to demonstrate that he is in control of the situation.”
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