{"id":741,"date":"2024-11-25T16:09:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=741"},"modified":"2024-11-25T16:09:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:09:58","slug":"ukrainian-troops-retreating-in-kursk-region-wsj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=741","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian troops retreating in Kursk Region \u2013 WSJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US newspaper claims that Russian forces are advancing non-stop, having the upper hand in terms of manpower and weaponry<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ukrainian military has been steadily losing ground in Russia\u2019s Kursk Region as Moscow\u2019s forces have intensified their advances in recent weeks, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The US newspaper claims that the Kremlin is seeking to flush Kiev\u2019s troops out of its internationally recognized territory before US President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20.<\/p>\n

Ukraine launched its incursion in Kursk Region in early August, with senior officials in Kiev expressing hope that it would help slow down Russian offensives elsewhere. However, Moscow\u2019s forces have nevertheless been advancing steadily in the Donetsk People\u2019s Republic in recent months.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the WSJ reported that hostilities in the Russian region had reached an intensity unseen in most other parts of the front line. The publication claimed that, in recent weeks, Moscow\u2019s forces had retaken nearly half the territory it lost to Kiev\u2019s military earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The media outlet quoted a Ukrainian battalion commander, identified by his call sign \u2018Geniy\u2019, as saying that Russian troops were \u201cassaulting all the time \u2013 morning, day, night.\u201d<\/em> He estimated that, in the area where his 47th Brigade is operating, Moscow has approximately three times as many men and six times as many kamikaze drones as Kiev. Another soldier told the newspaper that the Ukrainians were outnumbered roughly ten-to-one southeast of the city of Sudzha.<\/p>\n

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British mercenary captured in Russia\u2019s Kursk \u2013 media<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to the WSJ, Moscow\u2019s heavy glide bombs and an inability to use Starlink in Russian territory had further compounded the Ukrainian military\u2019s plight in Kursk Region. The satellite-based internet system has long been seen as a cornerstone of the Ukrainian frontline communication system elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Low morale among Ukrainian troops deployed to Kursk Region is another problem, the media outlet claims. Vyachyslav Khomenko, a platoon commander with Ukraine\u2019s 21st Mechanized Brigade, told reporters that his unit was mostly made up of inexperienced and unmotivated conscripts. He added that he had to give a pep talk to his \u201ctired\u201d<\/em> men every now and then.<\/p>\n

Some Ukrainian troops are reportedly questioning the rationale behind the entire operation on Russian soil at a time when Kiev is rapidly losing ground in Donbass.<\/p>\n

The WSJ quoted battalion commander \u2018Geniy\u2019 as concluding that the Russians would \u201ceventually push us back,\u201d<\/em> given their superior \u201cpower and more resources.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Earlier this week, El Pais reported that Ukraine had prioritized holding onto Kursk Region over pushing back Russian advances in Donbass.<\/p>\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin said this month that Ukrainian \u201closses <\/em>[in Kursk Region] are colossal,\u201d<\/em> exceeding 30,000 casualties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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