Ukraine loses ground in Kursk as US cuts off support

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The first days of Ukraine, without the support of the United States, have seen its troops forced to refuse Russia, which have passed in the House.

Russia has strengthened its insult in Kursk and now threatens to cut down a narrow corridor between the city of Ukraine and the Sudzha, which Ki took a surprise attack.

Deterioration comes, as Ukrainian soldiers face without us the prospects of fighting in Saudi Arabia in Saudi Arabia this week. “The situation in the Currency region is very difficult and can turn into a disaster if we urgently not work to clean the material and technical ways.

Observers note that Ukraine may recall from the Middle villages of Sudzha based on the analysis of combat personnel. On Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry also said that his forces were taken over by Lebedevka, about 10 km from the village of Konstantin in the southern part of Ukraine.

The capture of Lebedeva was approved by the deep, the Ukrainian war. The Ukrainian Defense Minister was closely linked.

Both Ukrainian and Russian military bloggers have reported by the expedition carried out by the Russian forces to bypass Ukraine in Kursk, although the accounts are different as a result of the invasion.

Ukrainian soldier Mirooslav ha It took on Saturday that RAID refused, as the Ukrainian lessons reported, the Russian forces left the tunnel faded.

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky has repeatedly said that the Kursk region control will be used as a lever in further negotiations with Moscow.

But by allowing Ukraine to supply its forces in the Cunk area now. Sudder retreats only 10 km from the Ukrainian border to the R200 highway, which has linked Russia and Ukraine to the EU and one of the main gas stations in the EU.

Russian and North Korean’s attacks have repeatedly reduced the area from Ukrainian forces since August last year.

The predominance of drones on the battlefield, as well as Russia’s small-scale attacks and penetration tactics, mean that Donald Trump and Zelenski is suspended by disabling weapons.

“The war has changed a lot,” said Senis Yaroslavsky, Head of the Intelligence Subdivision in the 57th Brigade of the border military unit. “We are now using FPV drones than our partners our partners, and APCs and tanks are rarely used.”

It was more worrying for Kiev to shutdown intelligence cooperation with the United States, as well as the prospect of losing access to Elon Musk Star Layer Satellite Network.

“I literally challenged Putin to another physical combat, and my star system is the backbone of the Ukrainian army. Their fullest line would collapse if I turned off, “musk wrote In X Sunday morning. “What I have become sick is the years of slaughter in the frustration that Ukraine will inevitably lose. Anyone who really cares is really thinking and really understands that the meat grind stop. Peace now !! “

The constant attack of the strike drone, Ukraine helped Russia’s troops to end other areas of the front line.

On Saturday, the General Staff of Ukraine reported 24 clashes on Pokrovsky’s forehead, one of the lowest numbers of the long-term of that area from the beginning of the year. At the end of August, Russian troops reached the outskirts of Pokrsky’s industrial city and tried to bypass it from the south.

Despite the loss of contextinopil in recent weeks, several villages returned to the recent weeks, partly, the result of deploying fresh drones and better coordinating better.

“It’s not really a countermeasure, but we are moving towards active protection, the line is no longer crumpled,” said Ukrainian military blogger Alexander Karpsuk.

But cruel offensive months, who have seen Russian forces have severe victims, have also contributed to Russian attacks.

“Our boys acted brilliant, especially at the tactical level,” said one high-ranking Ukrainian official. “But it is a temporary stabilization caused by Russian consumption by a good part. They are going to re-register and attack again. “

Cartography: Steven Bernard in London